Comments on: Judging an Airline by its Uniform

By: CMGordon

CMGordon — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:08:03 +0000

@Handlbarp: it was the PSA Pacific Southwest Airlines (affectionately poor sailors airline)crews of which you speak) that conducted many of those flights. I know other carriers of the day also were involved, mostly on the west coast. Southwest was still a glimmer in someone’s eye…

By: CMGordon

CMGordon — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:59:29 +0000

@SK: man you date yourself. Flight attendants today (those “older” ones who need makeup?!) are the stewardesses of your generation.
and thank you DG_Air for your correction. PSA certainly DID NOT have those boots!

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 06:38:10 +0000

My father was a flight steward for 37 years, until he retired in the late 1970′s. He would tell tales of how originally no women were considered for such a position of responsibility for passenger safety, but RN’s were eventually allowed to apply. Later on single college educated women were hired, but if they got married they were let go – so my mother quit before they married. He flew all over the world for many more years, and every passenger on his flights knew they were the most important and interesting person he had ever had the pleasure of meeting. His original uniform was donated to the Smithsonian, and the aircraft hanging in the Air & Space Building is one on which he flew many miles.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:52:48 +0000

The terms “Stewardess” and “Steward” are archaic, not used in the profession any more. They hark back to the days when men and women performed different jobs on the aircraft and women were barred from holding positions that paid more.

BTW, I wonder what ever happened to well-dressed and well-behaved passengers.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:50:24 +0000

And a footnote… the hot pants uniforms started appearing in the 1970s.