Download or read book Cruising Attitude written by Heather Poole and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real-life flight attendant Heather Poole has written a charming and funny insider’s account of life and work in the not-always-friendly skies. Cruising Attitude is a Coffee, Tea, or Me? for the 21st century, as the author parlays her fifteen years of flight experience into a delightful account of crazy airline passengers and crew drama, of overcrowded crashpads in “Crew Gardens” Queens and finding love at 35,000 feet. The popular author of “Galley Gossip,” a weekly column for AOL’s award-winning travel website Gadling.com, Poole not only shares great stories, but also explains the ins and outs of flying, as seen from the flight attendant’s jump seat.
Download or read book Fly Girl s Guide written by Ebony Christina and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Fly Girl's Guide: How to Become a Flight Attendant, you have the BEST resource to help you start your career as a Flight Attendant! This book is a step-by-step guide that clearly teaches aspiring Flight Attendants what it takes to pass the Application process, Video and Face-to-Face Interview, and Flight Attendant Training.With easy-to-follow instructions in every chapter, you'll be a step ahead of the competition. Inside the pages of this BEST-SELLING book, you will find information in three concise sections:(1) Applying for the Job What it Takes to Become a Flight Attendant Finding the Best Airline to Work For How to Create the Perfect Resume (2) Passing the Video and Face-to-Face Interview Preparing for your Interviews How to Look the Part The Best Set-up for your Video Interview What to Expect From the Face-to-Face Interview (3) Earning your Wings What to Expect from Training The Best Study Tips Life After Training Related keywords: Flight Attendant, Flight Attendant Career, Job, Stewardess, Cabin Crew, Delta Airlines, United Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Skywest, Frontier, JetBlue, Essential Guide, Flight Attendant Training, Face-to-Face Interview, Video Interview
Download or read book Around the World in a Bad Mood written by Rene Foss and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This hilarious book confronts every aspect of a flight attendant's absurd world--from the endless array of passenger demands, to the secret language of flight attendants, and a unique version of the Safety Demo Shuffle. Fasten your seatbelt and prepare yourself for a side-splitting perspective on the trials and tribulations of air travel.
Download or read book Come Fly the World written by Julia Cooke and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 2021 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A lively, unexpected portrait of the jet-age stewardesses serving on iconic Pan Am airways between 1966 and 1975"--
Download or read book Femininity in Flight written by Kathleen Barry and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2007-02-28 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Femininity in Flight' considers flight attendants as cultural icons, looking at how attendants redeployed the 'glamourization' used to sell air travel to campaign for professional respect, higher wages, and women's rights.
Download or read book The Flight Attendant written by Chris Bohjalian and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful thriller about the ways an entire life can change in one night: A flight attendant wakes up in the wrong hotel, in the wrong bed, with a dead man—and no idea what happened. • Don't miss the acclaimed HBO Max series! Cassandra Bowden is no stranger to hungover mornings. She's a binge drinker, her job with the airline making it easy to find adventure, and the occasional blackouts seem to be inevitable. She lives with them, and the accompanying self-loathing. When she awakes in a Dubai hotel room, she tries to piece the previous night back together, counting the minutes until she has to catch her crew shuttle to the airport. She quietly slides out of bed, careful not to aggravate her already pounding head, and looks at the man she spent the night with. She sees his dark hair. His utter stillness. And blood, a slick, still wet pool on the crisp white sheets. Afraid to call the police—she's a single woman alone in a hotel room far from home—Cassie begins to lie. She lies as she joins the other flight attendants and pilots in the van. She lies on the way to Paris as she works the first class cabin. She lies to the FBI agents in New York who meet her at the gate. Soon it's too late to come clean-or face the truth about what really happened back in Dubai. Could she have killed him? If not, who did? Set amid the captivating world of those whose lives unfold at forty thousand feet, The Flight Attendant unveils a spellbinding story of memory, of the giddy pleasures of alcohol and the devastating consequences of addiction, and of murder far from home. Look for Chris Bohjalian's new novel, The Lioness!
Download or read book Highest Duty written by Chesley B. Sullenberger and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-09-25 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspirational autobiography of the hero pilot who landed a crippled flight in New York’s Hudson River—now a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks. On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed a remarkable emergency landing when Captain “Sully” Sullenberger skillfully glided US Airways Flight 1549 onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crew. His cool actions not only averted tragedy but made him a hero and an inspiration worldwide. His story is now a major motion picture from director/producer Clint Eastwood and stars Tom Hanks, Laura Linney and Aaron Eckhart. Sully’s story is one of dedication, hope, and preparedness, revealing the important lessons he learned through his life, in his military service, and in his work as an airline pilot. It reminds us all that, even in these days of conflict, tragedy and uncertainty, there are values still worth fighting for—that life’s challenges can be met if we’re ready for them. “His fascinating and deservedly praised memoir reflects on his childhood love for planes and an outstanding 42-year career as a pilot—as well as how he and his family coped with the onslaught of sudden celebrity.” —Publishers Weekly
Download or read book Planely Speaking Inflight Insight from Thirty Thousand Feet written by Bobby Laurie and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-07-11 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Planely Speaking" takes you for a ride as a flight attendant with author and popular flight attendant blogger, Bobby Laurie. Follow along as Bobby begins his career in the skies through airline interviews and initial training. Then after earning his wings, multiple times, witness the best and worst of airline passengers, delays and on board problems. If you're interested in becoming a flight attendant "Planely Speaking" includes tips and tricks for getting hired and resources to obtain more information about the career.Bobby Laurie, best known as being an 'internet personality' for blogging about being a flight attendant and for serving as co-host of the UPGRD.com podcast "The Crew Lounge" (www.thecrewlounge.info), has taken the best of his blog and created "Planely Speaking" to share his experiences and insights from thirty thousand feet with the travelling public.
Download or read book Plane Insanity written by Elliott Hester and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You're belted into a middle seat with burly businessmen on either side. It's 92 degrees in the cabin and someone forgot to use deodorant. A baby screams. A kid kicks the back of your seat. After two hours you haven't even left the taxiway. Welcome to modern airline travel! In Plane Insanity, Elliott Hester delivers stories that could only come from someone who "rides tin" for a living-a flight attendant. You'll hear about: * the passenger from hell * a smuggled python * prostitutes working the lavatories * a riot in coach-class * a heist * the anatomy of a carryon bag * a malodorous couple * the Mile-High Club * and more! Fasten your seatbelts. After Plane Insanity, you'll never think of air travel the same way again.
Download or read book The Cabin Crew Interview Made Easy written by Caitlyn Rogers and published by Aspire Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guides you through the entire cabin crew selection process to ensure the highest probability of getting the job. Every aspect is described in detail, complete with numerous examples--page 4 of cover.
Download or read book The Flight Attendant Career Guide written by Tim Kirkwood and published by TKE Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over 20 years, this has been the complete guide to the Flight Attendant career for US and Canadian applicants. Explains in depth the differences between Commercial, Charter, Corporate and Private Jet flying. Contains chapters on Flight Attendant history, Applying and Interviewing, Training, Flying for a Foreign Airline, and a Typical 3-Day trip. Also included the hiring requirements for over 70 US and Canadian airlines, including minimum age, pay and per diem, training and domiciles. Each airline listing also included the application address and website link to apply for employment. Includes reference links for both Commercial and Corporate flying, airport codes, and recommended reading lists.
Download or read book Cabin Fever written by Mandy Smith (Flight attendant) and published by Plume. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A twelve-year veteran flight attendant shares the good, bad and naughty of the job.
Download or read book The Essential Guide written by Kiki Ward and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flight Attendant Job Finder Career Guide written by Tim Kirkwood and published by Planning Communications. This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kirkwood presents a guide on how to survive and flourish in the highly unusual, even downright bizarre interview process that is also very competitive, with over 400,000 aspirants each year. This is the inside scoop from a seasoned flight attendant to overcome the substantial roadblocks to entering this desirable profession.
Download or read book Working the Skies written by Drew Whitelegg and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready for takeoff. The life of the flight attendant, a.k.a., stewardess, was supposedly once one of glamour, exotic travel and sexual freedom, as recently depicted in such films as Catch Me If You Can and View From the Top. The nostalgia for the beautiful, carefree and ever helpful stewardess perhaps reveals a yearning for simpler times, but nonetheless does not square with the difficult, demanding and sometimes dangerous job of today's flight attendants. Based on interviews with over sixty flight attendants, both female and male labor leaders, and and drawing upon his observations while flying across the country and overseas, Drew Whitelegg reveals a much more complicated profession, one that in many ways is the quintessential job of the modern age where life moves at record speeds and all that is solid seems up in the air. Containing lively portraits of flight attendants, both current and retired, this book is the first to show the intimate, illuminating, funny, and sometimes dangerous behind-the-scenes stories of daily life for the flight attendant. Going behind the curtain, Whitelegg ventures into first-class, coach, the cabin, and life on call for these men and women who spend week in and week out in foreign cities, sleeping in hotel rooms miles from home. Working the Skies also elucidates the contemporary work and labor issues that confront the modern worker: the demands of full-time work and parenthood; the downsizing of corporate America and the resulting labor lockouts; decreasing wages and hours worked; job insecurity; and the emotional toll of a high stress job. Given the events of 9/11, flight attendants now have an especially poignant set of stressful concerns to manage, both for their own safety as well as for those they serve, the passengers. Flight attendants, originally registered nurses charged with attending to passengers' medical needs, now find themselves wearing the hats of therapist, security guard and undercover agent. This last set of tasks pushing some, as Whitelegg shows, out of the business altogether.
Download or read book Come Fly with Us written by Johanna Omelia and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the first commercial flights took off in the 1930s, stewardesses were registered nurses whose duties included swatting flies and helping passengers read railroad timetables in the event of forced landings. In the 1950s, stewardesses were viewed as wives-in-training, as adept at preparing a baby's bottle as mixing a martini. By the swinging ' 60s and ' 70s, female flight attendants were considered successful marketing tools, sporting microminis, hot pants, and buttons that read "Pure, Sober, and Available" to lure male business passengers on board. "Come Fly with Us!" explores the unique history of this industry pioneered by women, tracing changes in the flight attendant's role -- from flying nurse to airborne sex kitten to today's custodian of safety and service. Stunning visuals from airline archives and early flight maps, promotional brochures, and print advertisements re-create a sense of the early days and underscore the dramatic changes that have occurred in this dynamic industry.
Download or read book A Flight Attendant s Diary written by K.A. Russell and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-02-20 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Flight Attendant's Diary is an exciting book of the adventures K.A. Russell experienced during her flying career. The stories are filled with humor, fun, laughter, adventure, and curiosity about what is going to happen next, whether in the air at 30,000 feet, or on the ground. For all frequent fliers, or those that have never flown, it will give you true insight as to what is possible during flight. You may want to begin your flying career after reading her entertaining stories!
