Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Flight attendants are also known as a steward (MASC) or stewardess (FEM), or air host (MASC) or air hostess (FEM) and are collectively referred to as cabin crew. History [ edit ]
It was not until 1944 when Ada Brown, along with four other flight attendants began forming the Airline Stewardess Association or ALSA (the precursor of the AFA). Despite the previous difficulties in organizing a union, United Airlines offered no push back against this newer group, recognizing that dealing with an organized entity is the ...
In 1930, BAT hired Church as head stewardess, and she recruited seven others for a three-month trial period. [3] The stewardesses, or "sky girls" as BAT called them, [1] [4] had to be registered nurses, "single, younger than 25 years old; weigh less than 115 pounds [52 kg]; and stand less than 5 feet, 4 inches tall [1.63 m]". [1]
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) is a labor union which was founded in 1977 and represents over 28,000 flight attendants at American Airlines.In 2003, APFA played a major role [citation needed] in keeping American Airlines solvent and out of bankruptcy by giving back an employee bailout of $340 million in annual salary and benefits, for a total of over $3 billion.
The British Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association (BASSA) is a branch of the British trade union Unite.Until 2020, it exclusively represented Cabin Crew on Eurofleet and Worldwide fleets at London Heathrow airport.
This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect:. From gender: This is a redirect from a word or phrase that specifies : This
What links here; Related changes; Upload file; Special pages; Permanent link; Page information; Cite this page; Get shortened URL; Download QR code
Flight attendants appear in films, television and printed works. This is a list of some appearances. 1932-1950's: Ann of the Airlanes was a syndicated American radio adventure drama series focused on Ann Burton, an aspiring airplane hostess portrayed by Lynne Howard (possibly a stage name for Hollywood native Elia Braca).