Anther reader question having to do with the specifics of Flight Attendant scheduling. Q. What is deadheading? A. In aviation speak, deadheading is a phrase used to position a flight crew member as part of their scheduled trip. The term “positioning” is also used. A Flight Attendant who is deadheading is on duty, that it, [...]
Flight Attendant Friday: All Those Hotel Rooms
August 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I’ve seen a hotel room or two in my career. Everything from a rundown dilapidated hotel, with no heat, but they’d send up a space heater, to lovely resort properties that cared about your every need. So, today’s reader questions, from Marty, is one that is near and dear to my heart. Marty asks: Q. [...]
Flight Attendant Friday: Where Do I Vacation?
July 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Flight Attendant Friday: Great People, But Do You Want to Date One?
July 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I recently received a question from a reader who signed his email simply D. He has recently gotten to know a Flight Attendant, and was already experiencing how difficult it was working out schedules and locations. He asks — Q. How do couples with a FA or pilot partner survive such a lifestyle in the [...]
Flight Attendant Friday: Do We Get Breaks?
June 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Today’s Flight Attendant Friday question comes from Lauren, a young woman who is working on her degree while the economy gets turned around and airlines start hiring again. Which, I would add, is a very wise choice to make. The degree will help give you an edge in the hiring process. Here’s what she wants [...]
Flight Attendant Friday: Who to Fly For?
April 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I’ve had some email conversations back and forth with a reader who has been extended an offer of a training class with one of the commuter carriers. It’s not really her first choice airline, and she’s wondering what to do. Those emails resulted in today’s Flight Attendant Friday question. Q. If I get an offer [...]
Flight Attendant Friday: Job Security
March 20, 2009 By 1 Comment
I received an email from Lorelei, who has been hired on with an airline and is just awaiting the start of her training class. She had lots of questions, and I’ll be sharing them here over the next few weeks because they are questions I regularly here asked about the job. Q. I’m concerned about [...]
Flight Attendant Friday: Is Anyone Hiring?
February 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
It’s been awhile since I’ve had a Flight Attendant Friday. Sometimes questions come in fast and furious, and other times it’s pretty sparse in between. The question today, though, is one that I’ve gotten asked a lot over these past few weeks. Q. Are any airlines hiring Flight Attendants right now? A. Not that I [...]
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