1000 Ways to Die, 1 Way to Turn Me Off

A few months ago my fellow InFlight Teammember Sara Keagle was asked to fly to Burbank, California and appear on a SPIKE-TV show called “1000 Ways to Die.” They wanted her to comment on a few inflight situations as a flight attendant and wanted to record her reactions to a few situations. A few weeks later she got wind...

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Flightster Friday: Gifting to your Flight Attendants

Feb 25, 11 Flightster Friday: Gifting to your Flight Attendants

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This is going to be one of those posts that not everyone agrees with. But, it’s true of any airline. As airline employees, when we fly or “non-rev” (travel as a non-revenue making passenger), it’s usually in good taste to bring the crew a gift. Whether it be chocolates, candy, packaged cookies, it’s a sign that you...

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Doing the Turn: Hours or Horror?

Since I’ve switched bases back to Los Angeles, I’ve been enjoying a short reign of seniority. I say short because the next group of transfers bumps me down by 3, but I’ve been able to hold my preference in trips for the most part. So, I’ve been bidding high credit 3 & 4 days. They’re usually high...

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Flightster Friday: Call Buttons Gone Wild!!

Feb 04, 11 Flightster Friday: Call Buttons Gone Wild!!

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DING. DING. DING. You hear them through out your flight. Sometimes it’s the person seated next to you, behind you, or may be it’s someone seated in the front or the back of the plane. You hear the DING but you don’t always hear what they’re asking. Enter my Flightster.com post for this week. I’ve...

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Flightster Friday: Recurrent Training

Nov 26, 10 Flightster Friday: Recurrent Training

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Did you know that your flight attendant goes through training every year to refresh their skills in saving lives and evacuating airplanes? It’s true. It’s called “recurrent training.” Each year each flight attendant must attend and pass a training program designed to keep vital life saving skills fresh in their minds. Each...

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