ABSTRACT
The world’s first cabin crew member is thought to have been Heinrich Kubis, who started work as a steward on Zeppelin airships in March 1912. He later served on the Hindenburg and survived the airship’s loss due to fire in 1937. Although it is unclear whether he received any formal safety training, he is credited with encouraging other crew and passengers to jump to safety as it neared the ground when the airship crashed (Russell 2013).
