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Out of My League: A Tribute to Pilots
There are the pilot jokes between cabin crew. We laugh at their style, bemoan the creepers, and eye roll the stereotypes of the profession. Pilots make a great dart board to take aim at and often they
Continue readingFlight Attendants & Pilots Can’t Avoid “The Long Distance Relationship” (But Date Them Anyway)
“You do realize that— as long as you work for this company— any relationship you choose to be in will be long distance, right? Or, at least, the relationship
Continue readingI Want You To Stay: An Open Letter To The Runaway Flight Attendant
Faster. Farther away. Run. Fly. Go. I push my foot down on the accelerator and drive off. I push my car up to the speed limit and then just over the limit, daring
Continue readingRemember The Pilots—A Tribute To The ‘Other’ Crew
Often— as a collective group— flight attendants don’t speak well of cockpit crew and often, this is for good reason. I’ve trusted the wrong types; the ones who have a character less than
Continue readingThe Holiday Rush: What Working As A Flight Attendant On Christmas is Really Like
I can hear three different Holiday songs, seemingly competing for loudness. And obnoxiousness. There are people and presents and insanely large suitcases that keep bumping into me. The normal hum of the
Continue readingThat Moment When…
That moment when everything is hilarious and confusing. I was supposed to be in Salt Lake City tonight. No, wait. Maybe Boise? But instead I’m in Los Angeles going to work in a different base, working
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 readingWhen The Friendly Skies Are Too Friendly
I remember being dizzy with exhaustion. I remember feeling so disconnected— more tired than usual after working a ten hour flight—but, I had agreed to go with this pilot to his boat that was a few
Continue readingMissed Approach: When Being A Flight Attendant Is About More Than Just Diet Cokes
The day started off pretty normal. I had picked up an easy day trip, or a local as we call them. I would show up at the airport at 10:30am, fly a quick roundtrip from Seattle to Ketchikan, Alaska and back,
Continue readingDear John Doe: An Open Letter From Flight Attendants To The Significant Others We Left Behind
A few days ago, TheFlightAttendant.com received a comment that pretty much broke our collective flight attendant heart. Read on, from “John Doe:” This one sorta got
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