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jsled 10-29-2007 08:26 PM


Originally Posted by HerkyBird (Post 253516)
UAL has a FA named "Iris", whom I believe may still be flying. She's in her 80s, and one day on arrival overseas somewhere (or returning from overseas), the crew was held up offloading because she'd been in charge of the passports and couldn't remember where she'd put them!! Another time she went to work, putzed around in the ramp office, and then they couldn't find her for the flight. Turned out she'd brain-farted and gone home, thinking she'd just FINISHED a flight. Too funny!! But she keeps passing her recurrents, so ...

True story. Iris Peterson retired earlier this year. She started at UAL in 1946!!!! 60 years on the job! She was 85 years old and number 1 on the FA seniority list when she left. Unbelievable.:D

Tigerpilot1995 10-30-2007 04:19 AM


Originally Posted by Boris Badenov (Post 254621)
M.C., friend of B.H. Went to Atherton. Saw him recently and he said you were at Brown. The old gears meshed when I saw your screen name. Don't worry, I can't pimp you for a job (yet), just wanted to say congrats.

Post another message so I can PM you.

filejw 10-30-2007 02:26 PM

Fef the NWA oldies. Fred the FE is 71 not 72 and the 82 yr old FA is a guy.....:)

OrionFE 10-30-2007 08:30 PM


Originally Posted by filejw (Post 255204)
Fef the NWA oldies. Fred the FE is 71 not 72 and the 82 yr old FA is a guy.....:)

I think I saw the FA the other day when I was JS'ing on a DC-9 out of DTW.

Boris Badenov 10-30-2007 08:48 PM

Ask and you shall receive. Sorry to derail the thread, but I can't figure out how to PM here? And I guess I'm too lazy to figure out how...

MuseumDriver 11-08-2007 09:30 AM

I dont think they actually preflight anymore... what do they care, the life insurance would pay pretty good.

BrownGirls YUM 11-09-2007 05:16 AM


Originally Posted by Jetjok (Post 250403)
I think our oldest just retired a year or two ago.

So, we don't have an oldest anymore????

TriStar_drvr 11-09-2007 11:55 AM

Unless he quit within the last year, ATA has one that's 79 or 80. I first flew with him when he was a youngster, just 75.

⌐ AV8OR WANNABE 11-09-2007 09:13 PM


Originally Posted by Naven (Post 250504)
Before United parked all the 747-200's they had an engineer that was 82.

Is he the one who died in Narita during the preflight? I believe he had a heart attack and they found him on the ground under the main gear wheel well - he was holding his flashlight in his hand. This happened some 10 years ago? Not sure if the story is true but I heard it from a former United pilot.

⌐ AV8OR WANNABE 11-09-2007 09:22 PM

How about the oldest flight instructor? I’ve actually had the pleasure to fly with Mama Bird. Pretty neat lady!


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