86-year-old American Airlines flight attendant Naixue is the oldest flight attendant in the world with the longest service life. American Airlines released photos of her when she was young and now. (Picture taken from facebook.com/AmericanAirlines)
According to Kingness World Records), 86-year-old American Airlines flight attendant Bette Nash, who will celebrate the 65th anniversary of the flight this fall, is the oldest flight attendant in the world with the longest service time.
Nakushu started flying in 1957, and now she can choose any route she wants, but for most of her stewardess career, she has been traveling back and forth between New York-Washington-Boston. She prefers this route because it allows her to go home every night to take care of her son who has physical and mental disabilities.
Nahux still remembers that when she started flying, passengers would purchase insurance from vending machines before boarding the plane; the airline would send people to her house for inspection to make sure she did not live with the man because the flight attendant had to be single at that time. She said the airline will also measure her weight before her shift, and if she is overweight, she may suspend her work.
In 2017, Naixue was interviewed by WJLA TV station, owned by ABC (ABC) during a flight. She said: " you must have a certain height and must maintain a fixed weight. It was terrible before. If you weigh a few pounds more, you must keep weighing your weight. If you continue to gain weight, they will make you lose your salary."
Naixue started flying at Eastern Airlines (Eastern Airlines) and experienced multiple mergers, including the late 1980s with Trump (Donald) Trumpp, former US President, merged the airlines, and eventually she joined American Airlines (American Airlines4).
In the early days, passengers paid to flight attendants when boarding the plane; Naishu said that her ticket price between New York and Washington was $12 at that time. She told WJLA on her 60th anniversary: "We used to distribute cigarettes and matches on planes... After I handed out the meal, I distributed Kent (Kent) and Marlboro) cigarettes everywhere."
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Naixu still has to participate in regular flight attendant training.
Source: Bay Area Chinese Information
