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I am really excited about the newest edition to “The Flying Pinto”….Crew Briefings! I had a great response to my first Brief with Brad. Flight Attendants are interesting people. They are independent, adventurers, who thrive on change and really enjoy people. I know the airlines get a bad rap these days but I still find [...]

Here is the resource we’ve been waiting for! Nonrevcheckin.com allows you to check passenger seat availability for almost any flight world wide! Is this GREAT or what? nonrevcheckin also: sends you alert messages about your flight and back up flight information has a ZED fare calculator travel discount information on car rentals, hotels, and cruises [...]

This weeks question comes from, FlyersView…another friend over at Twitter: “What would you do if a passenger is snoring loudly?” FP: Now here is a pet peeve! I have to listen to this at home…LOL…I can’t listen to this on the airplane too! And, God forbid you’re next to my husband who’s sitting in his [...]

I’m starting a new series called “Crew Briefings.” I’ll be interviewing Flight Attendants from all airlines, starting with my friends at twitter. Brad is up first, (he actually gave me the idea after I did my interview with Shelby on the fourth of July) I love my first “Crew Briefing” Brad has a great lifestyle [...]

What happens when those children are unaccompanied minors? What’s a Flight Attendant to do? Flying, children and sugar don’t mix. I always say, if you want to offer your child a special treat because your flying…offer that treat contingent upon their behaviour during the flight instead. We all know how “nutty” a child can get [...]

This weeks question comes from David over at navyaircrew.com: “Do you ever get the Captain to keep the seat belt light on?” FP:In a word, “guilty!” However, it is rare and this tactic is only used out of desperation. There are times when FAs are trying to get through their service and it’s near impossible [...]

Hmmm…I couldn’t really tell you…until I read this great post, “suck, squeeze, bang and blow” by my new friend from Twitter! David “Genghis” Khan is a Navy Reservist who recently joined the world of blogging. If you are interested in learning about the life of a reservist (fascinating) and want to know some real interesting [...]

Most of you know, Comedian, Mark Malkoff spent thirty days living on an airplane…as a FA this intrigued me from the moment I heard about it! I followed his journey through his videos and on twitter. Mark was kind enough to answer a few questions for me: FP: You decided to fly/live on an airplane [...]

This weeks question comes from Albert, he’s got a great photo blog, “The secret life of pixels,” check it out if you haven’t already! A: Pilots have a mandatory retirement age set by the FAA. Do FA’s have also a mandatory retirement age? Is it set by the FAA or by each airline? FP: Flight [...]

Some of you may know Lucky from his blog at Boardingarea.com, “one mile at a time.” He has a great site, and flies about 200k miles a year, so he knows a little something about the ins and outs of the airline world! He is a self described “points collector”….I had know idea this world [...]