Dear Friends

After 30 years of unstinting devotion to my work, I have finally put down
my flight-case for the last time.

My trip to Rio was a fitting end to my career. I was surrounded by friends and colleagues whose human and professional qualities were exemplary.
It was a journey filled with joy and good spirits but with a certain wistfulness that, soon, I would no longer be part of the big family of Air France flying crew.
Of my 30 years as cabin crew, I shall only remember the good times,
the wonderful opportunity of meeting people of different cultures, the challenge and satisfaction of working with a new crew on each flight and, above all,
the pride of working for Air France.
However, I shall remain perfectly aware of the day-to-day reality for cockpit and cabin crew worldwide. We are the guarantors of your safety and well-being inflight � this comes at a price of fatigue and stress too often forgotten.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my colleagues on the ground and in the air for a wonderful ��last flight��

�	Thank you Patrick, Laurent and Philippe for getting us safely there and back, your CRM and your welcome for the family members that accompanied us.

�	Thank you Jo�l for letting me end my career as a Chief Purser�!

�	Thank you Bruno and Jorge for being excellent Pursers.

�	Thank you Emmanuelle, Corine and Ouiza for being �Les Girls de Brian� with ��l�gance � la fran�aise� only found on Air France.

�	Thank you Benjamin and Marcel for your good humour and professionalism.

�	Thank you Alex and Aur�lie for a fantastic radio message to AF447

�	Special thanks to Tony for putting up with 30 years of my wanderlust!

May I finish this page with a comment sent to me by Laurent about my last flight�:

��Your last flight was really great, filled with emotion I had not felt on other
�last flights� I had done. We could all really feel how you had treasured your
30 year career. It is heartwarming to see someone retire with a certain wistfulness rather than a sigh of relief. It also shows that you made the right career choice � a career that has left you great memories.
All the crewmembers were quite different but we all joined forces and made things work ! That chemistry can only be understood by those who have had the unique opportunity of being part of a crew on a major airline.��

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Brian