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In the time one is given, the steward must make the most of the talents one is given by the Lord.

I don't want to be a passenger sitting on the bench not doing much, even in my older years.

Stewardesses were a joke to many of us coming of age in the liberated Sixties. They were no joke in the women's movement that liberated us, however.

I am still a keen mountain walker and an enthusiastic glider pilot.

I don't really have preferred roles except those with some complexity.

Running an airline is a normal job. Racing is more.

Certain roles are more challenging than others, but I haven't come across one yet that I can't tackle.

I like a role that is challenging. That's what I look for and I'm certainly always looking to move further and maybe push myself into a place that might be temporarily uncomfortable so that I might learn something.

The best job a man could have would be a chef. They'd understand the long hours I work and the drive and ambition it takes to succeed.

My mother's a secretary; my father's an electrician in a mining company.