Reserve...what is it like being on Reserve. This is often a question I'm asked by people who don't understand the airline terminology. That's ok, it's even hard for us flight attendants to explain it becuase often times, we don't understand it ourselves....even when we've been flying for so long. It does seem that once we think we understand something, the rules always change, and often not in our favor

What is reserve? Reserve means different things to the different airlines. At my ...

I’ve had the American Express Delta Reserve Card for about a year now.  Note I’ve used the word “had” and not “carried.”  I got the card, but for some reason, I never was carrying it.

I spent about $30,000 on the card year-to-date, but principally through large desktop purchases (ie: paying for my homeowners and auto insurance, paid for a refrigerator we bought, maybe a few mint coins (RIP), etc.) and for Delta purchases (which earns 2 miles per dollar).  I wasn’t ...

04:30 – The dreaded 'reveille' ring tone I've set for the special people in my life, scheduling, rings. Too early to be thrilled, I answer the phone and am greeted by a cheerful scheduler who tells me, 'We have to upgrade you! You're going to sit reserve at the airport today!' After telling her politely that isn't much of an upgrade, I drag myself out of bed, into the shower. On the positive side, sitting at the airport DOES allow for awesome people-watching. ...

In this week's aviation podcast our pilots are joined by John, a regional pilot, to discuss regional flying and reserve flying. Our pilots chat about:

• Qantas A380 Issues
• Regional jets headed to the scrap heap?
• Regional Airline pilot hours, schedules, and differences from their mainline counterparts
• Flying reserve and airport appreciation time
• Commuting and more...

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On this week's flight attendant podcast we are joined by Gabrielle a pilot, flight attendant, and member of Girls With Wings. In addition Brad joins us again to discuss the news including:

A flight attendant arrested and accused of stealing money from sleeping passengers A passenger removed from a flight after asking about the inflight meal - and a recent follow up. Some funny fiction about crew layovers. And then we talk to Gabrielle about her career and plans for the ...

This week our flight attendant podcasters talk about time management and balancing part time work with this week's guest Kari. Topics include:

Wing damage that occurred in flight A pilot who is trying to get his job back after being fired for having sex with a flight attendant Balancing life on reserve and part time work

If you're a flight attendant and would like to join us on a future episode, please email us at [email protected]

Disclaimer: The views expressed are the ...