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Air Force Overflies FAA Safety Rules; Civil Standards Don't Apply
From:
The Washington Post
| Date:
April 15, 1996| Author:
Don Phillips; John Mintz
| Copyright 1996 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information
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Most Air Force transport planes, including the jet that
crashed in Croatia and killed Commerce Secretary Ronald H. Brown and
34 others, could not be flown by U.S. commercial airlines because
they lack some safety equipment required by the Federal Aviation
Administration.
In fact, Air Force VIP planes, including some of those based
at Andrews Air Force Base, do not meet the requirements the Pentagon
imposes on civilian aircraft it charters to carry troops and cargo.
Had the Brown ...
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