Bat on a plane gives rise to rabies exposure risk: CDC report

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CBS NewsThis potentially exposed the passengers and flight crew to rabies virus. Three days later, the Wisconsin Division of Public Health (WDPH) requested assistance from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct a rabies risk assessment for … Read more at News-Medical.net.

A farewell to Star Trek’s real life Shuttle Enterprise

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A farewell to Star Trek's real life Shuttle EnterprisePhoto by: AP Space Shuttle prototype Enterprise and test flight crew members Commander Fred W. Haise, Jr., Pilot C. Gordon Fullerton, Commander Joe H. Engle, and Pilot Richard H. Truly. Photo by: NASA The Space Shuttle prototype Enterprise rides … Read more at Washington Times.

Flight returns to BIA 90 minutes after take-off

Another passenger, while stating that no proper information was forthcoming from the flight crew, said they were first informed that it was bad weather, then they were told that there was a technical glitch. Ramanath Ksheeraddhi, who was onboard for a … Read more at Deccan Herald.

Flight Training International is Named Silver Sponsor of WATS 2012 Conference …

Flight Training International is Named Silver Sponsor of WATS 2012 Conference … Read more at DigitalJournal.com (press release).

Space Shuttle Museum Delivery Flights Get ‘Final Mission’ Patch

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PotomacLocal.comSpace Shuttle Museum Delivery Flights Get 'Final Mission' PatchA week later, the same flight crew will fly the test shuttle Enterprise, which had been on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center since 2003, to New York. Then in September, the 747 will leave on its final ferry flight carrying Endeavour to Los Angeles for … Read [...]

Back to business as usual: Air Canada

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Toronto StarA flight crew walks through Terminal One at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, April 13, 2012. (REUTERS/ Mike Cassese) Air Canada says its passengers will not experience the chaos that followed the cancellation of approximately 75 flights on … Read more at Toronto Sun.

DOL Extends Comment Period on Proposed FMLA Rules

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Alleged safety lapse on board Air India flight to Seoul

“Despite having spare flight crew on ground they blocked one door to operate the flight,” said an airline official requesting anonymity. According to standard operating procedures, an aircraft engineer has to make an entry in the cabin maintenance log … Read more at Hindustan Times.

‘Final Mission’ patch to fly on space shuttle museum delivery flights

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'Final Mission' patch to fly on space shuttle museum delivery flights(NASA) A week later, the same flight crew will fly the test shuttle Enterprise, which had been on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center since 2003, to New York. Then in September, the 747 will leave on its final ferry flight carrying Endeavour to Los … [...]

Cracks in the Cover-Up

In addition to ensuring the safety of passengers, pilots and flight attendants understand that their major role is to create the illusion of the flight crew's emotional invincibility. In other words, they reinforce the denial of death. … Read more at Huffington Post (blog).