purser

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In 1970, Ms. Laffey Inman, a union leader and Northwest’s first female purser — the lead attendant on a flight — spearheaded a class-action suit, Laffey v.

From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2024

Laffey Inman fought to become the first female purser at what was then known as Northwest Orient Airlines.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024

Davies, originally from Cheshire, began his TV career as an announcer on Southern Television in 1960, having previously spent seven years as a purser for the cruise company Cunard Line.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2023

I’d look up from time to time, studying my fellow passengers and the crew: the captain in the wheelhouse, the purser counting the take.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 31, 2014

Our purser alone was to blame for what had occurred.

From The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad by Knight, E. F. (Edward Frederick)