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‘Talk to Each Other: Unlikely Friendship Is Lesson on Race Relations Scott Gordon American Airlines CEO Doug Parker, left, and Southwest Airlines flight attendant JacqueRae Sullivan, right. An unlikely friendship between an airline’s top executive and a rival carrier’s flight attendant is proof of the power of a simple conversation – and serves as a lesson on race relations for the entire country. It started during last summers protests in the days after George Floyd was...

In May 2020, JacqueRae Hill, a Southwest Airlines flight attendant, had an inflight encounter with American Airlines CEO Doug Parker which went viral. A year later, he attended her wedding.

American Airlines CEO Attends Southwest Flight Attendants Wedding After Their Conversation About Race in America Went Viral Cailey Rizzo © Ethan Miller/Getty Images "She continues to be a light that guides me as we work to tear down barriers that create systemic racism," CEO Doug Parker wrote. One year after their conversation on race relations in America went viral, Southwest flight attendant JacqueRae Sullivan (nee Hill) and American Airlines CEO Doug Parker reunited at her...

In May 2020, JacqueRae Hill, a Southwest Airlines flight attendant, had an inflight encounter with United Airlines CEO Doug Parker which went viral. A year later, he attended her wedding.