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Injuries, Deaths of Airline Ground Workers Prompt FAA Alert
A ground operations employee directs an airplane plane to a gate at Denver International Airport in Colorado.
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US aviation regulators issued a safety alert reminding airline ground workers who guide planes and load baggage to take additional steps to prevent injuries and fatal accidents.
The Federal Aviation Administration’s Safety Alert for Operators is aimed at preventing repeats of recent incidents, including the deaths of two such workers since Dec. 31. Both workers were sucked into jet engines