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Jet Life: What you need to get a flight attendant job
This is Jet Life— Confessions of a flight attendant. Note: I wrote this months ago, but added some in at time of publishing. Hope you enjoy! I’m tired. In a good way. Crudité and cheese platters. Mint,
Continue readingThe Depressing State Of Commercial Aviation: A Letter To Air Travelers And Flight Attendants
To Whom It May Concern: I regret to inform you that the state of commercial aviation has no likelihood of improving. As ticket prices lower, security lines
Continue readingToo Close: A Flight Attendant’s Thoughts On The Ft Lauderdale Airport Shooting
Please note: I was not there during the time of the incident, so these are simply my distant reactions. With Love, Kara My mind starts a sprint; ferociously running
Continue readingThe Mundane
Yesterday, I had a passenger smoke her eCigarette in the lav causing an emergency signal to be sent to the cockpit. I was flight leader, so naturally; I had
Continue readingThe Boeing 787-8: A Flight Attendant Takes You On An Inside Tour Of The Dreamliner
The Boeing 787-8 is my office, but more than that, it sometimes feels like my home. As an International Long-Haul Crew Member, I spend more hours in an airplane than outside of; so being on an aircraft
Continue readingWhy Working For A Regional Airline Will Be The Best Time of Your Life
The van door slams shut and we are ready to go to the airport. Well, “ready” is a relative term. It’s 4:45am in Sitka, Alaska, and barely light even in the late-summer season.
Continue readingWhat It’s Not
You signed up for this. You choose to go to work everyday. You greet and smile at passengers like you love your job, but inside you feel like your airline is
Continue readingFrom Blog Reader To Flight Attendant
During my sophomore year of college, I had this crazy idea. After graduation, I was going to become a flight attendant. It seemed like the perfect idea. I would
Continue readingDear New Flight Attendant- What You Don’t Know About Airplane Food
Dear New Flight Attendant, Congratulations and welcome to the best and worst thing of your life. This job is filled with many highs and many lows, and with all of my baking background, I’m not
Continue readingDelays Happen: Dealing With Disappointments And Unexpected Inconveniences
I’m not gonna lie. I’m a little disappointed right now. I expected to land in Stockholm, arrive at the hotel, log-on to Wi-fi, and find a few things to
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