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An annotated bibliography on the ins and outs of being a flight attendant Ferguson, . Careers In Focus Aviation. 109-111. Print. In Fergusons Careers In Focus he talks a lot about the history on flight attendants. One thing I found very interesting was although the first passenger flights were in 1911 the commercial aviation industry…

Mechanisms of locomotion of Flight in BirdsAbout 400 million years ago, the earth was populated by plants and tress; the air was moist, and the ground was covered with decaying leaves; and the insects began to appear (quoted in Fung 1990). Birds came on the scene later, about 150 million years ago; the wing of…

Don’t you just hate school uniforms? Well, imagine living in a country where all women had to follow a very strict dress code. The system consisted of covering your face and body so that you were not seen; this covering was called a burqa. The Taliban were a militia that took control of the small,…

Scotia Airways is a small private airline based in Glasgow, Scotland. Launched in May 1996 by independent business investors, it operates scheduled flights to provide exceptional value, comfort, and convenience for both business and leisure passengers. The airline’s headquarters are located near Glasgow International Airport. Initially focused on the UK domestic market, Scotia Airways now…

In recent history, the global aircraft manufacturing and assembly has been controlled by two companies. The first of these companies, Boeing, was founded in 1916 in the Northwest United States and still survives today. Their direct competition, Airbus, was created in 1970 and by 1981, was controlled by France, Germany, Spain and Britain with support…