United Celebrates 80 Years of the Flight Attendant Profession

April 30, 2010


Eighty years ago, on May 15, 1930, United’s first stewardesses led by registered nurse Ellen Church took their initial flight on a Boeing 80A from Oakland/San Francisco to Chicago, making a 20-hour journey with 13 stops, 14 passengers and cruising at 125 mph. To commemorate this anniversary,...