Australian Flying

Attendant in the Cabin

When Ruth applied for her first role in 1992, she planned to work in aviation for six months. Fast-forward to 2022 and she has just clocked up an aviation career spanning three decades.

Initially qualifying as cabin crew on the Boeing 737 and 757 for charter operator Inter European Airways, Ruth continued to British Airways where she became a purser and CRM instructor. She was then

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