Working the Skies : : The Fast-Paced, Disorienting World of the Flight Attendant / / Drew Whitelegg.
Get ready for takeoff. The life of the flight attendant, a.k.a., stewardess, was supposedly once one of glamour, exotic travel and sexual freedom, as recently depicted in such films as Catch Me If You Can and View From the Top. The nostalgia for the beautiful, carefree and ever helpful stewardess pe...
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2007] ©2007 |
Year of Publication: | 2007 |
Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: “We’re Here to Save Your Ass, Not Kiss It.”
- 1 Briefing: From Stewardess to Flight Attendant
- 2 Departure
- 3 Safety Checks
- 4 In-Flight Entertainment?
- 5 Cruising Altitude
- 6 The Layover
- 7 The Return
- 8 Debriefing
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author