How clever designs helped save 80 people after their plane caught fire, lost a wing and skidded down a runway upside down

How clever designs helped save 80 people after their plane caught fire, lost a wing and skidded down a runway upside down

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    A rant about deplaning etiquette has gone viral, laying down what she calls the “one rule” when a flight arrives: you wait your turn and don’t rush the aisle. In her view, anyone who pushes forward past rows in front of them is “human dirt” who deserves the side-eye of the entire cabin. It taps straight into one of the most bitter fights in air travel today: is it row-by-row courtesy, or every passenger for themselves?

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    News Alert-FAA Facing Cuts

    Is this alarming? The Federal Aviation Administration may be facing a billion in mandatory cuts in January.

    Consequences of the cuts would result in fewer ATC, customs and security personnel.

    According to Aerospace Industries Association, the cuts will “cost up to 132,000 aviation jobs.”

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    You can read or download”Economic Impact of the Budget Control Act” here (23 pages):

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  • Small plane crashes into Brazilian tourist city, killing at least 10

    “Unfortunately, initial reports indicate that the aircraft’s occupants did not survive,” Governor Eduardo Leite said in a post on social media platform X. According to the public security office of Rio Grande do Sul state, at least 15 people were taken to the city’s hospital, most of them suffering from smoke inhalation caused by the fire triggered by the crash. Nestled in a mountainous region, Gramado is the most popular tourist destination in Rio Grande do Sul, which was severely impacted earlier this year by unprecedented floods that claimed dozens of lives, destroyed infrastructure and significantly disrupted the state’s economy.

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