Helen Bratzel @grandmanellie.bsky.social · 04/05/2025aviationa2z.com/index.php/20.... Brilliant idea!aviationa2z.comJapan's Flat-Floor Baggage At Airports Goes ViralThe flat-floor baggage scale, shown in a video by Instagram user @lounge.guru, eliminates the need to lift heavy luggage during check-in. 000
Helen Bratzel @grandmanellie.bsky.social · 04/05/2025aviationa2z.com/index.php/20.... This is even worse than the four-year-old left in the parked school bus. Airlines need to give crew the time to do a full walk thru, without working around the cleaners.aviationa2z.comUnited Airlines Flight Attendant Leaves Sleeping Passengers on PlanesUnited Airlines (UA) addresses a growing safety concern where flight attendants leave sleeping passengers on empty planes, violating federal regulations. 000
Reposted by Helen BratzelNPR @npr.org · 03/05/2025USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has opened up 73 jobs to internal candidates. They include roles just vacated by people who are receiving full pay and benefits through September.npr.orgAfter paying people to leave, one federal agency is scrambling to fill positionsUSDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has opened up 73 jobs to internal candidates. They include roles just vacated by people who are receiving full pay and benefits through September. 37349111757
Reposted by Helen BratzelNPR @npr.org · 03/05/2025Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he will ask Defense Department officials why an Army Black Hawk helicopter violated flight restrictions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.npr.orgArmy Black Hawk helicopter forces two jetliners to abort landings at DCATransportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he will ask Defense Department officials why an Army Black Hawk helicopter violated flight restrictions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. 86884242184
Reposted by Helen BratzelThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/05/2025Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court’s newest member, denounced on Thursday what she described as "relentless attacks" on judges, and an environment of harassment that "ultimately risks undermining our Constitution and the rule of law."nytimes.comAttacks on Judges Undermine Democracy, Warns Ketanji Brown JacksonSpeaking to a judicial conference, the Supreme Court justice said attacks were designed to intimidate and influence. 551193594641
Reposted by Helen BratzelThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/05/2025Breaking News: Germany classified the right-wing Alternative for Germany party as an extremist group, giving intelligence officials more tools to monitor it.nytimes.comFar-Right AfD Is Labeled Extremist by Germany’s Intelligence AgencyThe designation is certain to inflame debates over whether the party should be banned, though some polls show it to be the most popular in the country. 38596781788
