Interviewed on September 13, 2021
The interview describes the life and career of Sandra Thomas, who was a hostess (flight attendant) with TWA (Trans World Airlines) in 1967, then went on to work in corporate aviation for Butler Aviation and on the Seagram Corporation airplane; application to to TWA and the airline’s requirements; first flight to Kansas City training base; experiences during training, including meal service, presentation, and emergency procedures; experiences working from the Chicago O’Hare base; aircraft she flew, including Lockheed Constellation, Boeing 707, and Douglas DC-9; domestic routes; interactions with passengers; uniforms; work with Butler Aviation at Midway Airport; why and how she was hired by the Seagram Corporation; work she performed, including preparing and serving meals; experiences of the differences between commercial and corporate aviation; anecdotes from her work, places she went, and people she met; health issues experienced during her career; monetary compensation; working relationship with Edgar Bronfman, Sr.; experiences with passengers on the airplane; life after retirement from Seagram.
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