Ron Akana
Ron Akana (born 1928 in Honolulu[1]) is a former US-American Flight attendant, who spent 63 years working as cabin crew for United Airlines and who logged an estimated 200 million airmiles.[2] He was the world's longest serving flight attendant and was admitted to the The Guinness Book of Records.[3][4][5]
Career
Akana applied due to a local newspaper ad in 1949 aged 21 with United Airlines for a steward position. His reason to apply as a flight steward was that "[…] it meant getting to the mainland, which was a huge deal in those days." At this time Akana was still a student at the University of Hawaii. After joining UA he started flying to the mainland on Boeing Stratocruiser.[1] His time working for UA was only interrupted by a two-year conscription, where he served in the Korean War.[6] In August 2012, after 63 years of service, Akana retired after a flight from Denver to Kauai. By this time he had accumulated 200 million airmiles.[1]
Trivia
Akana's wife was also a flight attendant, but had to quit after marriage.[1] Their daughter Jean also pursued a career as flight attendant.
References
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