EAL Radio Episode 231

Seventy years ago, the Airline Stewardess Association was formed and began to pave the way for what is today the world's largest Flight Attendant union, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA); A flight attendant was allegedly banned from flying because she exceeded the company's height-to-weight ratio requirements; The database is under development, the FAA said, and will contain the records of approximately 866,000 pilots; Airline Pilot Jailed For Being More Than Seven Times Over Legal Alcohol Limit; a mechanical failure that caused the nose of a jet to rise off the ground prematurely before takeoff, defying the crew’s attempts to push it down.  These stories and much more on this week's Episode 231.  See you at the Gate for the departure of Flight 231, Monday August 31st at 7:00 pm ET