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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/us...3&pagewanted=1
United FA - 63 years of flying
Mr Akana a FA for United -63 years Flying, from Glamour to Days of Gray.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/us...3&pagewanted=1
Last edited by Migflanker; 17-Mar-2012 at 06:55 PM.
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Migflanker - Senior NonRev Correspondent - Los Angeles
I think most people have a built in switch inside them that tells them its time to hang it up, and do something else or just plain out retire. I believe this man has no such built in switch to tell him so, or the switch is defective. Do the math. How old is this guy? Must be in his 80's.
Mr Akana is 83, applied to work for United in 1949, his aircraft the Boeing Stratocruiser.
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Migflanker - Senior NonRev Correspondent - Los Angeles
Quite interesting, but a telling tale of cost cutting... - $109000 a year for 3 trips a month??
Nick - NonRev Correspondent - Singapore
Home is wherever I happen to be
Good for Mr. Akana!. I hope I still have that sort of energy when I approach my 83rd birthday. With all the craziness in this business I wonder if I will even make it to my 50th birthday working at the airlines.
Regards,
Chepos
Tony757 (22-Mar-2012)
I wish ALL fa's were required to be in water in their uniforms and climb INTO a life raft. I've seen some aisle donkeys and buffalo b***s who can hardly touch their toes. And a few that were so delicate, they might break. He looks like he's in good shape, but can he lift the 30+# door and toss it out?
I certainly don't begrudge him his SS--he's required to take that. Don't know about how he gets pension and paycheck, tho?
mrs767er - NonRev Correspondent - Specialty Travel
Wherever you go, there you are
Nope, on the classics and the A320 series, on the overwing hatches, you have to remove them, as in pick them up and put them somewhere.
Can you tell I'm in love with comma's??
Ron,
enjoy life, that is Patti Boyer who flew with you. I have lost my eye sight and now retired to a boat, RV, Colorado, Orange county.
Aloha - Patti
Last edited by Migflanker; 23-Mar-2012 at 11:11 AM. Reason: deleted e-mail & phone number
Welcome aboard Patti, there’s a seat for you right down front. I’ve deleted your e-mail address and phone number from your post, wouldn’t want you spammed and you never want to post your phone number on a public board.
Just looking out for you.
Mig
Keep'em Flying
Migflanker - Senior NonRev Correspondent - Los Angeles
On a similar note, I think that people may actually pay attention to the safety announcements a tiny bit more if they'd cut some of the ridiculously obvious things. I think most of us know how to put on a seatbelt, not to smoke, and not to tamper with the smoke detector in the lav.
Spongebue - NonRev Correspondent - U.S./Midwest Region
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