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Jan 16, 2006 | 3:09 am

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Originally Posted by Skystar

I've read several times that United is home to the world's oldest scheduled airline flight attendant - is this still true?

Google searches haven't been particularly fruitful, but IIRC this flight attendant was based at UA, somewhere in her 70s at last check and still managed to pass her medicals!

There are flight attendants in their 80s.

Perhaps this is the FA you heard about:

Iris Peterson: 59 Years As A UA Flight Attendant (and still flying!)