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The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation
" ''German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation''. Retrieved on 29 March 2015. (german: Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung, BFU) is the
The purpose of BFU is to find out the causes of air accidents and incidents and how they can be prevented. The BFU facility is located in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The agency is subordinate to the Federal Ministry of Transport.Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation
." Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development. Retrieved on 22 January 2012. West Germany joined the
BFU website
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" ''German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation''. Retrieved on 29 March 2015. (german: Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung, BFU) is the
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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federal agency responsible for air accident and incident investigation.
The purpose of BFU is to find out the causes of air accidents and incidents and how they can be prevented. The BFU facility is located in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The agency is subordinate to the Federal Ministry of Transport.." Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development. Retrieved on 22 January 2012. West Germany joined the
Convention on International Civil Aviation
The Convention on International Civil Aviation, also known as the Chicago Convention, established the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialized agency of the United Nations charged with coordinating international air trave ...
including the standards and recommended practices on aircraft accident and incident investigation (Annex 13) in 1956. Initially subordinate to the neighbouring Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (Federal Aviation Office), the Bureau of Aviation Accident Investigation according to a recommendation by the International Civil Aviation Organization in 1980 was put under the direct authority of the Federal Ministry of Transport. The BFU was formally established as an upper-level federal agency in 1998.
See also
* Aviation accidents and incidents * Aviation safetyReferences
External links
BFU website
{{Coord, 52, 18, 51, N, 10, 33, 11, E, display=title, region:DE_type:landmark_source:dewiki Aviation organisations based in Germany Organizations investigating aviation accidents and incidents Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Organisations based in Braunschweig German federal agencies 1998 establishments in Germany Organizations established in 1998