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RETIRED BRITISH AIRWAYS PILOT INVENTS A DEVICE TO STIMULATE PASSENGERS' BLOOD FLOW

USA, A retired British Airways pilot invented a gym device, Airogym, that allows to exercise calf muscle during flight, thus reducing blood clots' risk. The problem of Deep Vein Thrombosis (Dvt) after long immobility moments, deeply involved in the last years both the airlines and the public opinion. The Immobility Syndrome (labelled this way by the Association of European Airlines, Aea, after being...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 11373
Rome, Italy, 04/19/2001 15:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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