Nov 14th, 2008 at 11:00AM: The Dominican Republic will use a $20 entry tax charged to foreign visitors to pay for 8 turbo-prop Super Tucano combat planes. Lawmakers in Santo Domingo have been working on a plan to fund their air force's expansion for almost two years. However, it was not until this week that the plan was approved. The overall cost of the order is $93.7 million. Last year, 3 million tourists came to the ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Tourist Dollars to Pay for Warplanes in Dominican Republic
Nov 14th, 2008 at 11:00AM: The Dominican Republic will use a $20 entry tax charged to foreign visitors to pay for 8 turbo-prop Super Tucano combat planes. Lawmakers in Santo Domingo have been working on a plan to fund their air force's expansion for almost two years. However, it was not until this week that the plan was approved. The overall cost of the order is $93.7 million. Last year, 3 million tourists came to the ...Cockpit Chronicles: How pilots choose their schedules
Feb 29th, 2008 at 9:00AM: Today's flight was a turn (out and back in the same day) from Boston to Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic. The airplane was a 767, which is always nice to fly. We're able to fly either the 757 or the 767 using the same procedures and training. I think most pilots prefer flying the 767 versus the 757. It's something we don't see as often and it handles differently -- a little like going from ...
