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Editor’s Note: Heather Poole is a flight attendant for a major US carrier and author of “Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama and Crazy Passengers at 30,000 Feet.”The views in ...
America’s cost of living crisis has stung new flight attendants, many of whom haven’t had an opportunity to renegotiate their contracts since the inflation spiral began several years ago.
Flight attendants were now allowed to only fly eighty-five hours per month and no more than 255 over the course of three months. [1] This was a major change since previously there were no maximum hours an attendant could fly, often leading to the woman overworking. Additionally, the starting salary for flight attendants rose from $125 to $155. [1]
Barbara "Dusty" Roads (April 9, 1928 – November 21, 2023) was an American labor activist and American Airlines flight attendant.She successfully fought the industry-wide practice that fired stewardesses once they reached the age of 32, citing gender discrimination when compared to male pilots.
Ellen Simonetti (born December 15, 1974, North Carolina) is an American former flight attendant who was fired after documenting her life and work experiences on a blog in the early 2000s. Early life and airline career
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A flight attendant is a member of the aircrew whose primary responsibility is ensure the safety of passengers in the cabin of an aircraft across all stages of flight. Their secondary duty is to see to the comfort of passengers.
A live demonstration is performed by one or more flight attendants standing up in the aisles, while another flight attendant narrates over the public address system. A pre-recorded briefing may feature audio only, or may take the form of a video (audio plus visual). Pre-flight safety briefings typically last two to six minutes.