oral history transcript: Jacquie Perreault

Date:02/26/2021
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Collection of SFO Museum
Accession Number:2022.021.005.03
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Oral History
Subcategory:Interview Transcript
airline: United Air Lines , United Airlines
aircraft: Douglas DC-8 , Convair 340 Convair-Liner , Douglas DC-6 , Douglas DC-7 , Boeing 747
airport: Indianola Municipal Airport , New York International Airport , San Francisco International Airport
company: Convair
Description

Interviewed on February 26, 2021 The interview describes the life and career of Jacquie Perreault, who worked as a flight attendant for United Airlines from 1957 until her retirement in 2000; early life; decision to work for an airline; experience with the hiring process at United; experiences training at Cheyenne base; transfer to the New York base at Idlewild Airport (now John F. Kennedy International Airport); first working flight; flying on a reserve schedule, recurrent training, meal service, uniforms; domestic and international routes, including the Hawaii route, with detailed anecdotes; airplanes that she flew on, including the Convair 340, the Douglas DC-6, DC-7, DC-8, the Boeing 747; United merger with Capital Airlines; transfer to the San Francisco base; various emergency incidents; interactions with passengers over the years, particularly before the jet age; effects of smoke inhalation on her health; interactions with other cabin crew members; role of the union (Association of Flight Attendants); monetary compensation; memories of San Francisco International Airport.

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