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63 Years Flying, From Glamour to Days of Gray Michelle Higgins & Jamie Schwaberow~ The New York Times DENVER — As the crush of passengers boarded United Flight 618 to Hawaii here last month, they passed by a silver-haired flight attendant in bifocals who greeted them with an “Aloha, welcome aboard.” Most of them appeared more focused on finding their seats than sizing up the flight crew, but this flight attendant, Ron Akana, stood out, not least because of...
‘Overweight’ Flight Attendants may be grounded According to the Bangkok Post, “flabby” flight attendants are put on notice to shed the pounds or stay on the ground. While most airlines are looking at ways to trim the budget, Thai Airways wants to trim the staff, and we’re not talking lay-offs here! A total of 41 flight attendants are affected (28 of them male). According the the article, flight attendants not meeting the airline’s body mass index and waistline controls imposed last...
Lady Gaga and Katy Perry’s music featured in an airline safety demonstration with a difference. During a demonstration of how to use seat belts and life jackets, cabin crew on-board a Cebu Pacific Airlines flight danced to pop hits California Girls and Just Dance. The performance was filmed by a passenger who posted the video on video-sharing website YouTube. Candice Iyog, vice President of Marketing at Cebu Pacific Airlines, said: “Cebu Pacific has always been known as a fun...
From sexy stewardesses to former NYPD officers, AOL Travel charts how cabin crews have changed over the decades By Ralph Martin~ When Steven Slater grabbed some beers and slid down his plane’s emergency chute, he became an instant American folk hero, especially among flight attendants. Facebook groups like “The Fabulous Life of a Flight Attendant,” which has 13,000 “fans,” feature pages like “Team Slater,” as well as overwhelmingly positive comments. Aside from the bravado of his act, Slater also brought...
To the Flying Public: We’re sorry We’re sorry we have no pillows. We’re sorry we’re out of blankets. We’re sorry the airplane is too cold. We’re sorry the airplane is too hot. We’re sorry the overhead bins are full. We’re sorry we have no closet space for your oversized bag. We’re sorry that’s not the seat you wanted. We’re sorry there’s a restless toddler/overweight/offensive smelling passenger seated next to you. We’re sorry the plane is full and there are...
Flight attendant’s job: Harder than it used to be? By Matt Rocheleau, Contributor / Christian Science Monitor August 11, 2010 Flight attendants, including JetBlue’s now-famous Steven Slater, often deal with annoyed or irate passengers. But the climate in which they work is more stressful than it used to be, experts say. Whatever caused JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater to make perhaps the most memorable “departure” in airplane history is no doubt more complicated than an unpleasant run-in with a passenger. After all,...
Air steward ‘terror’ rage By JANON FISHER, NY Post A flight attendant with a short fuse threatened to unleash jihad on American Airlines after it fired him for hurling a coffee pot at a stewardess, the feds charged yesterday. Rodney Lorenzo, 45, mailed letters to top airline executives with “Boom!!” written on the envelopes, a prosecutor said in Brooklyn federal court. They contained pages from an employee handbook showing how to access the cockpit. In the 2008 letters, Lorenzo...
June 16, 2010 01:00am Patti DeLuna hadn’t piloted a plane in about 20 years until this week. Back then, it was a small Cessna. On Monday, she quickly stepped up to a Boeing 767 airliner. DeLuna, 61, an American Airlines flight attendant, helped her captain land the jumbo jet at O’Hare International Airport after the flight’s first officer fell ill with stomach flu. “I was the best available (back-up pilot) they had on the plane,” DeLuna said Tuesday from her...
~Updated with news footage~ Kristi E. Swartz, Atlanta Journal-Constitution A Delta Air Lines flight attendant preparing to board a plane bound for Atlanta was arrested after authorities found a handgun in her purse. Amber Robillard, who lives in Atlanta, was stopped at the Transportation Security Administration security screening checkpoint at the Indianapolis airport and arrested after they discovered the gun, Delta spokeswoman Susan Elliott said. Robillard, 39, did not fly to Atlanta with the rest of the crew on...
Translation: “Who would want to be a Flight Attendant” By Ben Groundwater “The Backpacker” Doris (which is almost certainly not her real name) had stormed on to our Jetstar flight from Osaka to the Gold Coast clutching a couple of cans of Kirin beer and had just been advised by the nearest cabin crew that she wouldn’t be allowed to drink it on the journey. “Why not?” she snapped, still holding the Kirins protectively to her chest. The hostie...
Flight Attendant Unleashed: Why Flying Isn’t Fun Anymore By: Anne McDermott | Posted: May 10, 2010 The flight attendant interviewed below is a real person who has been flying for United Airlines and other carriers for more than two decades. He agreed to an interview with FareCompare on the condition of anonymity, and we honored this request, because we believe the issues he airs are important and should be discussed. FareCompare: What do you hate about your job? Flight...
By Kitty Bean Yancey, USA TODAY Inside Edition anchor Deborah Norville worked as a Frontier Airlines flight attendant April 23 to show viewers what the job is really like. From learning how to hit or subdue a dangerous or unruly passenger, to knowing how to use a defibrillator, the 51-year-old TV veteran says the job attendant involves much more than serving drinks. Her day in the sky airs Thursday on Inside Edition (check local listings). Q: How in the...
