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The Denver International Airport is considered the world’s second-largest based on land area. With more than 52 square miles, it’s even larger than Manhattan. And like Manhattan, the airport welcomes millions of visitors each year and also has an ice-skating rink, but not quite as famous as the one at Rockefeller Center. With crowds that…

Since Frontier Airlines is headquartered in Denver, it should not be a surprise that Colorado employs over 3,200 flight attendants. Most flight attendants work in the scheduled air transportation industry. Training is on-the-job and attendants learn to respond to emergencies and ensure passenger safety and comfort while aboard the plane. However, flight attendants are much…

Pilots and flight attendants often get the most attention among airline employees, but the ground crew and their roles they play remain a vital part of an airport’s inner workings. It’s a job with a variety of duties as members work inside and outside the terminal. They may check passengers in for flights and help…

Airline pilots and cabin crew members are consistently exposed to higher levels of ultraviolet radiation than the general population. This could explain why they face a significantly higher risk for developing melanoma. A comprehensive review of 19 study records involving more than 250,000 participants found that pilots and air crew have “twice the incidence of…

Airport workers can suffer injuries anywhere, but those working in the ramp area are particularly vulnerable. Workers loading and unloading baggage onto planes must often perform their duties in cramped spaces which force their bodies into awkward positions. At Denver International Airport, ramp area baggage handling operations in winter are frequently complicated by severe weather…

In the second of our blog posts on airport baggage handling, we look at injuries that happen in the baggage make-up room. Speed in baggage handling is a concern in every airport. But given the size of the facility, it’s especially important at Denver International Airport. Thus, workers at Denver International Airport are under constant…