A Day in the Life of a Flight Attendant

USA Today has an interesting "tick tock" following a flight attendant throughout her day as she works a cross-country route.

For more on this subject, Come Fly With Us! A Global History of the Airline Hostess is an excellent history of flight attendants, from the "flying nurses" of early aviation to the miniskirted waitresses of the '70s.

The Art of the Airways is a beautiful coffee table book of classic airline advertising. The colorful depictions of exotic destinations are enough to make anyone want to be a flight attendant. :)