Posts Tagged with "travel"

airport-christmas

Basically all of my adult life, I have been in the aviation industry.  I became a flight attendant for a commercial carrier at 20, and here I am now, as a corporate FA.

Holidays (and weekends) are basically non existent and I am used to it.

It doesn't hurt my feelings or anything when I have to leave or be on the road during Christmas, NYE, birthdays -- it just comes with the territory, and I have actually had a lot of fun flying with friends during all of the ...

galley kit

As you may know, I have been working on beautiful jets that carry amenities like it's a Target store.

Shout wipes, mouth wash, band aid, assortment of meds, playing cards, candies, mints and gum, pens, shaving kits, sawing kits, lip balm and lotions, are (and some more) all available onboard.

Since all those items are already onboard, what do I need when I am on my trip?

As a corporate flight attendant, there is a whole different need onboard from ...

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galley

After deciding to become a Corporate Flight Attendant, then completing my flight attendant training, I bought my uniform and then worked my first trip.

You may wonder, “how did your first trip go??”

Answer - I’d give myself a C minus.

I showed up on time despite being called that morning (it was what we call a pop up trip – last minute which is very common among this industry as most of these flights are not scheduled), I looked good, adhering ...

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As e-readers gain popularity, along with general-purpose tablets that can be used to read books and magazines, more and more travelers are boarding flights without the formerly omnipresent book or magazine. Of course, they're being told to turn off all electronic devices for take-off and landing, which for some nervous travelers is when they most need a little distraction.

The airline magazine in the seatback pocket in front of you may provide some entertainment for a few minutes, but ...

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The recent popularity of Far East Movement’s single “Like a G6” infuriates me.   I’m maintaining complete ignorance that they could possibly be referring to something other than physically getting high in the air due to flying in a G650. This leads to the source of my contention… the G6 isn’t even publicly available yet!  But Ke$ha is singing the chorus right? NO?!  WTF this is a terrible song. As a plane ...

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We've all had those short connections that don't allow even ten minutes to plug in an AC adapter, even if we could find a (working) electric outlet. We're too busy rushing from one end of the airport to another! Imagine if we could harness some of that kinetic energy as we race through the terminal, just like a Prius storing away a few joules as you coast down a hill.

Turns out someone with an engineering background imagined that, too, and has brought a product to market! Thanks to ...

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