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An airline worker in the USA has the world record for the world's longest-serving airline mechanic. Azriel Blackman, 91, work in 1942 at the age of 16. He has now been for 75 years. His starting salary 50 cents an hour. The nonagenarian still five days a week. He on before 5am at an American Airlines hangar at JFK International Airport in New York. His age his employers prevent him from doing certain tasks for safety reasons. He is not allowed to ladders, drive on the runways and surrounding areas, or use certain tools. He responsible for assessing the maintenance needs of the airplanes that have been in the hangars overnight.

Mr Blackman's record has been for his dedication to his job. His employer a plane in his honor at a ceremony at JFK. His signature was in giant letters on the front of one of the airline's Boeing 777 aircraft. Blackman said: "I'm just honored to here. I'm proud to be a mechanic." The 91-year-old a standing ovation from his fellow colleagues and managers at the ceremony. Reporters him about the secret behind his record. He said: "When you what you do, it's not work." When about retirement, he said: "That's not up to me. That's up to the man upstairs. The first thing I when I up in the morning is I say 'thank you for another day'."

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