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Southwest flight attendant dies in Hawaii layover as police investigate
national10 hours ago

Southwest flight attendant dies in Hawaii layover as police investigate

A 50-year-old Southwest Airlines flight attendant, Jenny Lupton, died during a layover in Honolulu, with the Honolulu Police Department opening an unattended-death investigation. The airline is cooperating and offering support to her family; Lupton had 29 years in the profession and leaves a 15-year-old son. Family members say they don’t believe it was suicide and are seeking answers, while state authorities in Hawaii and Oklahoma coordinate on the case.

via USA Today|
#flight-attendant#hawaii#investigation
Southwest Flight Attendant Found Dead in Waikiki Hotel During Layover
world1 day ago

Southwest Flight Attendant Found Dead in Waikiki Hotel During Layover

A 50-year-old Southwest Airlines flight attendant, Jenny Lupton, was found dead around 6 a.m. Thursday in her 24th-floor Waikiki hotel room, with authorities suggesting she may have fallen from the balcony. A hotel employee discovered her body near a dumpster as police review surveillance footage; Lupton’s family says they doubt it was suicide and seek answers. Lupton had worked for Southwest for 29 years and left behind a 15-year-old son.

via The Daily Beast|
#flight-attendant#hawaii#layover
ICE detains Southwest Airlines flight attendant at Nashville airport over visa overstay
immigration1 month ago

ICE detains Southwest Airlines flight attendant at Nashville airport over visa overstay

ICE confirmed that Lorenzo Thompson, a Jamaican citizen and Southwest Airlines flight attendant, was arrested at Nashville International Airport and is in ICE custody awaiting immigration proceedings after overstaying a lawful admission by about five years; the union representing Southwest flight attendants says it is monitoring the situation and providing support.

via USA Today|
#flight-attendant#ice#immigration
Six decades in the air: flight attendant retires after a 66-year career at Delta
us2 months ago

Six decades in the air: flight attendant retires after a 66-year career at Delta

Delta Air Lines’ Joan Prince Crandall, likely the industry’s longest-serving flight attendant, retires after more than 66 years in the skies, beginning in 1959 with Pacific Airlines and witnessing the profession’s shift from stewardess to flight attendant, the jet age, and landmark changes like the Civil Rights Act. She’ll pass the torch to a new generation, including trainee Alise Broussard, and plans to write a book and continue traveling.

via CNN|
#aviation-history#civil-rights-act#delta-air-lines
Delta's Longest-Serving Flight Attendant Retires After 66-Year Skyward Career
transportation2 months ago

Delta's Longest-Serving Flight Attendant Retires After 66-Year Skyward Career

Joan Prince Crandall, who began as a stewardess in 1959 and has flown for Delta since 2008, is retiring after more than 66 years in the air—the industry’s longest-serving flight attendant—reflecting vast changes from glamour uniforms and prop planes to jet travel and safety leadership. Her career spans the shift from two-piece fashion to the Civil Rights Act's impact on women in the industry, and from Martin 404s to today’s large jets, with Crandall now serving as a lead purser. She plans to write a book and travel after retirement, passing the torch to new Delta recruits like Alise Broussard.

via CNN|
#aviation#delta-air-lines#flight-attendant
Spirit Shutdown Pushes a Flight Attendant Toward Independence and New Opportunities
business3 months ago

Spirit Shutdown Pushes a Flight Attendant Toward Independence and New Opportunities

Julian Richardson, an eight-year Spirit Airlines flight attendant, was shocked by the shutdown despite years of rumors and is navigating unemployed status with no severance or clear final paycheck while pursuing a side-hustle and applying to other airlines. He plans to leverage his skills to find new flight-attendant work, values the travel benefits, and hopes to someday own his own business, viewing entrepreneurship as true job security.

via Business Insider|
#business#entrepreneurship#flight-attendant
From Blind Date to Forever: Love Took Off on a Flight
travel3 months ago

From Blind Date to Forever: Love Took Off on a Flight

Angela Buckner flew across the country for a blind date and fell for Brittany Hairston, a flight attendant she met on the same plane. After a whirlwind start, the two maintained a long-distance relationship, reunited in Wichita and New York, and fell in love. Angela proposed to Brittany during a private Dreamgirls screening at a movie theater, and they’ve since become a couple planning to marry and eventually live together in Wichita, celebrating a romance sparked mid-flight.

via CNN|
#flight-attendant#lgbtq#long-distance
Lawsuit Alleges Stumptown Coffee Burns Flight Attendants at Altitude
business4 months ago

Lawsuit Alleges Stumptown Coffee Burns Flight Attendants at Altitude

A federal lawsuit accuses Stumptown Coffee’s packaging of burning an Alaska Airlines flight attendant on a 2024 flight, with claims that nine other flight attendants were burned previously. The suit alleges packaging design/testing flaws at high altitude and notes Alaska’s 2023 shift from Starbucks. It seeks damages for physical and emotional harm, medical costs, and lost earnings, and requests a jury trial.

via KATU|
#alaska-airlines#business#coffee-packaging
Flight attendant survives LaGuardia crash; daughter details severe injuries and fundraising drive
world4 months ago

Flight attendant survives LaGuardia crash; daughter details severe injuries and fundraising drive

An Air Canada Express flight attendant who survived the LaGuardia runway collision is hospitalized with two open-leg fractures requiring surgeries and a possible spine injury, per her daughter. A GoFundMe has raised over $133,000 as the family awaits further procedures and recovery. The March 22 crash killed the two pilots and injured many others, with investigators from the NTSB continuing to probe the incident.

via FOX 10 Phoenix|
#air-canada#flight-attendant#gofundme
Air Canada crash survivor begins long road to recovery
travel4 months ago

Air Canada crash survivor begins long road to recovery

A flight attendant on an Air Canada Jazz flight survived a LaGuardia runway crash that killed two pilots, but faces a long recovery after severe injuries including two shattered legs, a fractured spine, and extensive skin damage that required surgeries; her daughter started a GoFundMe raising nearly $140,000 toward a $160,000 goal for rehabilitation, as the National Transportation Safety Board investigates the incident.

via The Independent|
#air-canada#crash#flight-attendant