United Airlines Celebrates 80 Years Of The Flight Attendant Profession

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Born in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cresco</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Iowa</st1:State></st1:place>, Church was a pilot and a nurse (see <a href="http://avstop.com/history/history/flightattendant.html">History Of The Flight Attendant</a>).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana">Boeing Air Transit (the predecessor to United Airlines) wouldn't hire her as a pilot, but did take her suggestion to hire nurses as stewardesses in order to calm passengers' fear of flight. She believed that a flight attendant would help convince people that flying is safe.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana">Church was hired in 1930 as head stewardess and was put in charge of hiring. During World War II Church served with the Army Nurse Corps as a flight nurse, earning an Air Medal.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana">She moved to <st1:City w:st="on"> Terre Haute</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Indiana</st1:State>, where she became director of nursing at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Union</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Hospital</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. In 1964, she married Leonard Briggs Marshall, president of the Terre Haute First National Bank. </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 17%; height: 14px;" class="style153"> <strong>Ellen Church</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" class="style5" style="height: 6px"> <p class="MsoNormal">  </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="height: 11px"> <p class="style151"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana">Ellen Church died in 1965 from injuries resulting from a horse riding accident. The municipal airport serving Cresco is named Ellen Church Field (KCJJ) in her honor.</span></p> <p class="style151"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana">To commemorate this anniversary, United is honoring that historic flight on May 15. This year, a Boeing 767 will make a 4-hour nonstop journey with nearly 240 customers and cruising at approximately 530 mph.<o:p> </o:p>United realized 80 years ago, as it still does today, that customers should be cared for while in flight.</span></p> <p class="style151"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana">"United's flight attendants are proud professionals who for generations have cared for our customers' safety and comfort," says Alexandria Marren, senior vice president of onboard service, who will be on the May 15 flight. "Our flight attendants deliver a safe, pleasant travel experience for millions of customers every year, and we want to take the time to thank those who have proudly earned their United wings." </span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" width="100%" id="table10" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="style7"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style7"> <p class="style151"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana">On this honorary flight, United flight attendants will be invited to wear vintage uniforms that represent different eras of flight and provide a timeline of glamour and style leading up to 2011, when all United customer-facing employees will dress in new uniforms created by fashion designer Cynthia Rowley.</span></p> <p class="style151"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana">Kim McClellan, based in Washington Dulles and a United flight attendant since 1991, says, "I am proud to wear my United wings that represent our profession and the great service we provide our customers."</span></p> <div class="style151"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; 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