Nice Write up of 80 year AA FA Bette Nash
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Nice Write up of 80 year AA FA Bette Nash
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Betty Nash is fantastic flight attendant. She has an adult child who needs insurance coverage. I think the executives who have kept her employed also deserve accolades. The Legacy airline industry until recently practiced age discrimination for flight attendants.
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In October, we flew with a cheerful 78 yo FA on a transcon. We overheard her saying she was going to work another year or two, as long as she could continue to qualify. I'm glad she likes her job and is good at it, but I do wonder at her ability to handle an exit door.
(of course I wonder that at half the pax sitting in the exit row...myself included. Just how heavy are they?)
(of course I wonder that at half the pax sitting in the exit row...myself included. Just how heavy are they?)
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Nice! I few DFW-AUS a few weeks ago with an FA who I think mentioned she was the third oldest at AA. She seemed like she was all-Texas, with big hair and full of sass. She loved to fly and was a hoot to fly with.
Yes, kudos to AA for continuing to support FAs like this based on attitude and service ahead of age.
Yes, kudos to AA for continuing to support FAs like this based on attitude and service ahead of age.
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I believe handling the exit door is the qualify part. If she's proven to the airline/FAA that she is capable, why do you wonder?
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It amazes me that with as senior as she is having been at AA for 60-years that of all the routes she could fly she does the DCA-BOS shuttle. Wouldn't she want to do longer routes where she works longer trips, but had more days off per month or are the shuttle flights preferred by senior crews?
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It amazes me that with as senior as she is having been at AA for 60-years that of all the routes she could fly she does the DCA-BOS shuttle. Wouldn't she want to do longer routes where she works longer trips, but had more days off per month or are the shuttle flights preferred by senior crews?
Besides, early in her career with Eastern she moved to be a DCA-based flight attendant on the shuttle.
This was good news for her, because when Eastern sold the Shuttle to our President-Elect, she went with the sale. At Trump Shuttle, they all kept their original Eastern seniority dates. Meanwhile, those who stayed at Eastern lost everything a few years later when the rest of the airline went under.
When US Air bought out the Trump Shuttle, eventually, the FAs were integrated with the US Air union, and they all kept their original Eastern seniority date.
And now, with an integrated workforce at AA, she's at the top of the list.
Think of how many F/As had to start over seniority wise due to mergers, bankruptcies, etc. That Bette and her colleagues managed to slide through all the consolidation and keep their date of hire in tact is remarkable.