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Hop on board and continue your flight with stewardesses in post WWII
Post-WWII gave us advanced airplanes and a booming economy. This combination lured tens of thousands of passengers like you aloft. Along with the growth in air travel, the rules of the business had changed. Ticket prices were government-regulated since most airlines flew the same planes, airlines sought new ways to compete. The basis of competition…
Read MoreWhat happened to stewardesses and air travel during WWII?
During WWII, commercial air travel came to a halt and gave way to flying limited aircraft designed to serve the war effort. WWII also brought changes for the stewardess. When the second world war began in 1939, female stewardesses with their nursing skills left the airlines to offer their healing skills in the military. This…
Read MoreCheck out the first stewardesses' highflying experiences.
“Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.” Eddie Rickenbacker Ellen Church succeeded. Boeing Air Transport, the predecessor of United Airlines agreed to hire eight women, conditionally, for a three-month experiment. The country’s first stewardesses journey began on May 15, 1930, when Church and…
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