Among the carrier's recent initiatives, she said, is working with DFW Airport to rebuild the baggage transfer system at its terminal, a process that's in bidding right now, while modifying the Embraer so it can carry more weight.

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There is no single way to take people with terminal illness through the process, but, according to Block, there are some rules.

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Thomas Vecchione, a principal with the company, was on hand to explain the process of converting the terminal into a modern, comfortable, efficient, environmentally sustainable facility.

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The school is in the process of patenting a process in which dogs would sample the air left in the wake of travelers passing through an airport terminal.

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