After modelling work, she joined
BOAC in 1970 as a
flight attendant on
VC10 aircraft. In 1975, Hanby was featured in the "Fly the Flag" advertising campaign for British Airways designed by
Foote Cone & Belding to showcase a working flight attendant. At the time, Hanby was signed to a 10-year contract with the airline and was not prepared for the fame that would ensue. Because she was constantly being asked for her autograph, BA moved her to
Concorde flights, which she recalled as a relief: "[It] was great because everyone was more famous than me." Following her appearances in British Airways commercials she worked as a television presenter for
TVS, before going into nursing. In 2007, she was the school nurse at
Leaden Hall School in Wiltshire. ==In popular culture==