iden ▁voyage ▁as ▁Captain ▁when ▁she ▁commanded ▁People ▁Express ▁aircraft ▁ 6 0 4 ▁from ▁New ark ▁International ▁Airport ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁International ▁Airport . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁she ▁retired , ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁captain ▁with ▁the ▁air lines ▁for ▁twenty - se ven ▁years ▁and ▁am ass ed ▁over ▁twenty - five ▁thousand ▁hours ▁of ▁flight ▁time . ▁ ▁While ▁with ▁People ▁Express ▁she ▁capt ained ▁the ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 2 7 , ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 3 7 ▁and ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 4 7 . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁when ▁the ▁company ▁merged ▁with ▁Cont inental ▁Airlines , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁she ▁added ▁the ▁DC - 9 , ▁DC - 1 0 , ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 5 7 ▁and ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 6 7 ▁to ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁jet lin ers ▁she ▁had ▁capt ained . ▁ ▁Then , ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Burn s ▁became ▁captain ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁techn olog ically ▁s oph istic ated ▁air lin ers ▁of ▁its ▁time , ▁the ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 7 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁her ▁qual ifications ▁on ▁the ▁flight ▁deck , ▁Burn s ▁had ▁acquired ▁an ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁air lines ▁as ▁a ▁business . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁ste ward ess ▁for ▁American ▁Airlines ▁while ▁att