Betty Riegel

Betty Riegel, born in London, England during the war years of WWII, relates her story of fulfilling a dream to travel by first, flying for a regional British airline then becoming one of 17 women selected from the 1000 that showed up for one of Pan American World Airways' first recruiting trips to the UK. The book tells her story of her remarkable success in her 10-year flying career with PanAm, being promoted to Purser, Check Purser, then finally, to complete the cycle, becoming part of the...See more

Betty Riegel, born in London, England during the war years of WWII, relates her story of fulfilling a dream to travel by first, flying for a regional British airline then becoming one of 17 women selected from the 1000 that showed up for one of Pan American World Airways' first recruiting trips to the UK. The book tells her story of her remarkable success in her 10-year flying career with PanAm, being promoted to Purser, Check Purser, then finally, to complete the cycle, becoming part of the recruiting team for PanAm. Following her PanAm career, she subsequently developed a successful travel business, being featured in an industry journal and following her retirement, began pursuing a college degree while in her 80's. This is the initial publication of the book in the US following its publication as a best seller in the UK, where it was variously featured in British newspapers as the book of the week and best of the summer reading and in Australia and New Zealand where the Reader's Digest Australia Inc. featured it in it's a hardcover issue of their Encounters publication as one of four selected books. She, and her husband, Kent, a retired President and General Counsel of a large international chemical company, now live in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania with their rescue dog, Peanut, and near their two sons, John Kent, Jr and Geoffrey. While continuing her college program, Betty also performs as a volunteer docent at the nearby internationally acclaimed Winterthur Museum and through the Internet, continues active and vigorous friendships with many of her PanAm colleagues. See less