When a flight attendant gets hired with an airline (or corporate flight attendant job) they must undergo a tough training courses to learn the ins and outs of Emergency Procedures. From what I understand, most carriers have a 6-week training courses that teach the new-hire about evacuations, medical situations, food preparations, and even learn how the company wants their employee's to treat their customers.
When training for a carrier, the new-hire will learn how to evacuate an ...
Were you one of the lucky, chosen ones to get hired in the last year during the latest wave of Flight Attendant hirings? Congratulations! You survived the intense training and are given your domicile assignment and inevitably you will be commuting. If you are new to this industry, you are in for a huge lifestyle change, but your fellow airline peeps are here to help!
Do your homework before you get there.
I was getting some work done this morning on UA 517 from Atlanta to Chicago, and I had things organized on my tray table quite nicely. I had my 11" MacBook Air on the left, where I was working. On the right, I had my iPhone propped up against my Diet Coke can so I could watch some video podcasts while getting work done.
As I was working, the flight attendant came over to me, and he handed me an updside down coffee cup with a portion of the cup ...
Today is Thanksgiving in the United States and we want to express a heartfelt thank you to all our listeners worldwide. In this week's travel podcast, we share stories from flight attendants and crew about what they're thankful for and their best Thanksgiving memories.
Thanks for listening and thank you for all your great feedback here, on Twitter and Facebook!
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Disclaimer: The views expressed are the personal opinions of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.
This morning I signed into our company website via a portal to check on some flights to commute to work, and was surprised by a small box that was congratulating me on 11yrs of flying.
It really is hard to believe that 11 yrs has gone by, especially of all of all the changes that have happened in the aviation industry. I still remember the day I got my invite to an Interview down in Dallas. They provided me with a round-trip ticket to the interview, along with instructions on ...
One of the little luxuries of being an international flight attendant are long layovers in great international cities. Of course, making the most of your layover on a flight attendant budget can be tricky. Here's how I spent my day in Frankfurt with some fun activities, great shopping and enjoying some good eats.
Shopping In Frankfurt
What better way to start the day than shopping! In Frankfurt, if you hop on the U-bahn (Subway/metro) and make your way to the ...
