In the past two months we've expanded our team of bloggers and I am very excited to introduce:

Gabrielle - whom many of you know from the Hangar Flying podcast here on upgrd.com. As a private pilot and flight attendant Gabrielle has lots of stories from both sides of the cockpit door. Her first post A Day in the Life of a Flight Attendant is a great start for anyone wondering about the "glamour" of the job.Saul, from the Hangar Flying Podcast Flying in the ...

It's been a busy week for our flight attendants podcasters as the media has been looking for sources for the Steven Slater story. When they can't reach Bobby or Sara they do the next best thing, include a clip of The Crew Lounge podcast! Watch towards the end of this 3 minute clip.

 

This week's flight attendant podcast is out a little early to discuss the recent Jetblue incident with Steve Slater. This week we are again joined by Amelia and Johan to get their opinion on this story and more. In this week's show:

A new "Trainee" segment, tune in to see who it isTurkish Airlines giving overweight passengers an ultimatumSara, Mike (and Bobby's!) plans for healthy eating while travelingA discussion of Steve Slater's actions and how our panel of flight ...

Well, hello!

This is officially my first blog post on upgrd and I'm happy that I'm even able to do so! If you would have told me in early November that I'd be co-hosting a podcast with Sara Keagle, blogging with upgrd and having all of it mentioned in the New York Times "freakonomics" blog I'm sure I'd tell you that you were mistaken.

Sara came to me in early November, much like how Barbara Walters used to introduce "The View," by saying: "I have this ...

This week we are joined by Sara from theflyingpinto.com blog and Bobby from upupandagay.com. Both are bloggers working in the airline industry who have a special announcement about a new Upgrd podcast coming up soon. We also discussed:

• Craig Ferguson's recent rant against Continental Airlines
• Continental Airlines recent announcement about new benefits
• The 787 first flight
• Tipping shuttle drivers
• The importance of "please" and "thank you"
• The new podcast format and content

Send in your topics for the new show!