BERLIN (AP) — German police were investigating an election campaign flyer by a far-right party that looks like a plane ticket and calls for the deportation of “illegal immigrants.”The flyer was published on the website of the Alternative for Germany

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Tam Chided by Brazilian Consulate

The Brazilian Consulate in Paris has accused Tam of negligence when loading planes in Brazilian airports. The consul said that even having paid a total of € 83 thousand in fines for transporting passengers with inadequate documentation to enter France, [Tam] did not pay attention to requirements of the Direction of French Border Police.

On the Tam website, Brazilian diplomats found incomplete information regarding requisite documents required by the French government to allow entry into France. Paris headquarters could not comment on these developments without permission from São Paulo.

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Wingtip Devices Cut Fuel Costs

University of NSW researchers have developed a new organic design utilizing rows of tiny jets along the top of the aircraft wing for smoothing airflow over a wing. The devices may from 1 to 3.5 % on the cost of fuel. PHD student Nicholas Findanis based his research on how marine creatures such as octopus, squid and jellyfish propel themselves through water.

In the meantime, Airbus is developing devices called Sharklets, at a cost of $969,000 which will be installed on Air New Zealand A320s by the end of 2012, followed by A321s, A319s and A318s.

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NTSB Reports on Dreamliner Battery Fire in Boston

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Briefing March 7, 2013

We no longer have to conjecture about the Japan Airlines 787 battery fire in Boston because the National Transportation Safety Board has released an interim factual report with nearly 500 pages of related documentation.

A live webcast forum is scheduled for April in Washington to investigate the design, technology and certification lithium-ion batteries.

Attached is the report which contains the details of what happened, and examination findings to date.

Interim Report on Battery

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Assemblywoman Amy Paulin pushes for Small Plane Safety Bills

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin pushes for Small Plane Safety Bills

Assemblymember Amy Paulin urges the legislature to pass her bills to make small planes safer, A.3920 and A.1175. The legislation would require small plane owners to register with the NYSDOT and show proof of third-party insurance, helping to track small plane use and protect victims of plane crashes. The second bill authorizes the study of general aviation flight operations by the New York State Department of Transportation

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The Real Reason behind the Democratic Republic of Congo Crash this August

In case anyone is following this, the real reason behind the Aug 25th 2010 crash of the Filair LET L-410 en route from Kinshasa Ndolo to Bandundu Democratic Republic of Congo has been published. A passenger had secreted an alligator in his duffel bag, when the alligator got loose, everyone ran away from it, which unbalanced the plane which caused the crash. Of the 18 passengers and 3 crew, there were only 3 survivors (2 people plus the alligator.) One of the survivors later died; and someone killed the crocodile with a machete. I wonder if the lone survivor is the one who owned the duffel bag. Somehow I doubt it.

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