66 days ago by Mary Jo Manzanares

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 deadheadi ...

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94 days ago by Mary Jo Manzanares

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. I ...

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101 days ago by Mary Jo Manzanares

Since one of the benefits of the job of a Flight Attendant is travel, the question for today is one that I get all the time. Q. Do you use your travel benefits? Where do you go? How often? How do you decide? A. This is not quite as easy of a question as it might seem. Much depends on how much time i ...

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108 days ago by Mary Jo Manzanares

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 ...

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157 days ago by Mary Jo Manzanares

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 ...

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199 days ago by Mary Jo Manzanares

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 ge ...

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208 days ago by Nunu genius

Flight Attendant Jobs - Stable Airline Careers With Unrivaled Travel Benefits Executive summary By William F. Edwards flight attendants jobs I am not talking about airline pilots, but flight attendants. Flight attendants used to be called “stewardesses.” Flight attendants are an important part of th ...

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234 days ago by Mary Jo Manzanares

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 job s ...

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