United Airlines plane returns to Newark Airport after strong turbulence; 5 flight attendants hurt

As United Airlines begins the furlough today of about 700 flight attendants, a United plane hit turbulence and 5 flight attendance were reportedly injured. Even though they may have been in international airspace, the claims are subject to workers' compensation coverage. Today's post is shared from nj.com.

NEWARK — Five flight attendants were hurt, with one complaining of severe back pain, after a Beijing-bound flight that took off from from Newark Liberty International Airport hit turbulence about 30 minutes after takeoff, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said today. Flight 89 returned to the airport about 4:30 p.m., the spokesman, Ron Marsico said. A United Airlines spokeswoman said the aircraft, which took off at 12:40 p.m., was carrying 189 passengers and 16 crew members. None of the passengers was injured, Marsico said. Emergency workers treated the flight attendants at the scene for minor bumps and bruises. All five were taken to area hospitals, he said. Passengers were offered hotel rooms in Newark and will be flying out tomorrow, the United spokeswoman said.

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China Reports a Modest Acceleration in Growth

China keeps pace with job growth for now, Today's post was shared by The New York Times and comes from www.nytimes.com

China’s economy steadied in the third quarter, expanding by 7.8 percent compared with a year earlier, the government said Friday, indicating that the economy has pulled out of a jittery period of slowed growth thanks to revived investment, consumer spending and factory production. Economists disagree over how robust that economic uptick is, with some arguing that a boost provided by a rise in bank credit could soon fade. But the third-quarter data are likely to give policy makers in Beijing more confidence that, for now, they can maintain adequate growth without resorting to major stimulus initiatives, several economists said. “We’re seeing this recovery in consumer confidence,” said Stephen Green, head of Greater China research for Standard Chartered, and based in Hong Kong. “We’re seeing continued grinding out of the housing market recovery. So we’re relatively happy that we’ve got at least another couple of quarters of fairly plain sailing. Credit growth has decelerated a little bit, but not enough, we think, to slow us down now.” The Chinese government has set an economic growth target of 7.5 percent for 2013. China’s leaders have said that the double-digit growth of the past must be abandoned so that resources and revenues can be directed toward urgently needed adjustments to the economy. A Communist Party leadership conference next month is likely to unveil broad plans for economic change....

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