Even if you’re flying internationally so you have your passport with you, don’t pack your driver’s license in your checked bag. Losing any kind of ID is not fun, and if the airline misplaces your luggage, you might never see it again. Always pack your ID, passport, and other valua...
There is never an end to learning. The dye extracted from the indigo is bluer than the plant; so is the ice colder than the water. By broadly learning and constantly examining himself every day, the gentleman sharpens his awareness and makes fewer mistakes .学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆。
Q: What Do You Say to a BA Stewardess on Her 55th Birthday? A: The Nearest Exit Is on Your Left; Airline Is on Collision Course with Unions over Retirement Age
When a woman joined an airline, she had to promise not to get married or have children. It was a hard job and not well paid. They worked long hours and was paid $1 an hour. In the 1970s, stewardesses were unhappy in their job and airlines had to make some changes. Since the ...
@CAROLYNN. Sorry Carolynn, your stewardess (and yes I was an airline pilot when they had them) gave you some faulty information. The L-1011 Tristar was never capable of “auto-takeoff” back then just as there are no commercial airliners certified for that flight mode today. I flew the...
blond joke captain stewardess blonde flight attendant Dislike Like Guess the Airline... A man is sitting in the bar at a busy airport. A beautiful woman walks in and sits down next to him. He presumes, because she's got a uniform on, she's probably an off duty flight attendant. So...
I want to start by thanking you all for creating such a fascinating and insightful website. My grandmother lived in Hong Kong until she moved to England in 1960 or 61 when she was 20. She has been back to HK many times for holidays, but laments that she
The mother was trying hard to placate the baby, but the pain of whatever was too severe. The Flight Attendant (Stewardess, back then) came and told the mother forcefully that she must stop the baby from crying. At least that translation seemed consistent with the gruffness of her voice and...
and later a stewardess manager. Nutt says she was proud to be a Black ambassador for Pan Am, and for the US more broadly. "We were the de facto ambassadors of America at that time. When people got on the airplan
The airline most often associated with the golden age of travel is Pan Am, the first operator of the Boeing 707 and 747 and the industry leader on transoceanic routes at the time. “My job with Pan Am was an adventure from the very day I started,” says Joan Policastro, a f...