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Delta posted that they were hiring flight attendants and the applications started coming in two per minute! Why is a flight attendant career so desirable? Isn’t it low pay and long hours away from home? It definitely takes a special person who can handle the job; one who enjoys flying, is independent and can handle [...]

Guest post by flight attendant Raul Zambrana I want to share with you something that just happened to me on my last flight. This experience has grounded me, humbled me and reminded me why I still love my job and also why I love being an American. A great true story for this Memorial Day [...]

I loved my first crash pad. I lived there with my closest friends from training. We had a one bedroom suite with three beds out in the living room and four beds in the bedroom. It was in a very shady motel across the street from a strip joint. They had a wing for “crew” [...]

Guest post by Debbie Powell The three self-entitled princesses sat squished together in their seats, looking down their long noses at anyone who tried to interrupt their inflight movie.  They barely acknowledged the flight attendants in the aisle, giving only an occasional sidewards glance if we tried to get their attention to offer a drink [...]

Thank you to everyone who has read and posted some amazing reviews of my new book, The Flying Pinto’s Flight Attendant Survival Guide! I’ve gotten great feedback and am excited to give out five copies to my lucky winners! Well, make that seven! I had seven comments, too hard to pick five (I love you [...]

Career Cast has listed flight attendant as the tenth worst job in America. You can read their article “here” to find out what other careers made the list. I would love to know how they compiled their information and if they actually talked to any flight attendants. I also found it interesting that there wasn’t [...]

I wrote a book! Ever wonder what life is like after you are hired as a flight attendant? Everyone thinks getting hired is the hard part and it is, but let me tell you that first year on line as a stew can be one of the most challenging years of your life! Think about [...]

“Please place your seats and tray tables in their locked and upright position….Thank you!” Here’s a scenario… You’re the passenger; I’m your flight attendant. After hearing the above statement, you may have gotten a little defensive. It’s the way our relationship has been set up and I think it’s a set up for failure. Nobody [...]

Ever get the Monday blues. Need a little cheer on your Monday morning? Well, I’ve got some great news! Every Monday I’ll be hosting a give away and my first is an awesome travel gadget. If you’re like me and your on facebook and twitter a lot when you’re out and about, your phone’s battery [...]

“Pretty good, aren’t they? We admit it. And they’re probably good enough to get a job practically anywhere they want. But not as an Eastern Airlines Stewardess. We pass up around 19 girls, before we get one that qualifies. If looks were everything, it wouldn’t be so tough. Sure, we want her to be pretty…don’t [...]