Flight Attendant Friday: Is Anyone Hiring?
February 27, 2009 by Mary Jo Manzanares
Filed under Flight Attendant Friday
It’s been awhile since I’ve had a Flight Attendant Friday. Sometimes questions come in fast and furious, and other times it’s pretty sparse in between.
The question today, though, is one that I’ve gotten asked a lot over these past few weeks.
Q. Are any airlines hiring Flight Attendants right now?
A. Not that I know of. Most of the major carriers, and many of the regional and commuter airlines has furloughed Flight Attendants. Furlough means layoff.
Everyone is trying to ride out what looks like a very bumpy year, and that means cutting back on routes. When you cut back on routes, you have to cut back on people. So it’s not a good time to be a new hire in the airline industry – whether as a Flight Attendant or at any job function.
You can check specifically with the airline that interests you by visiting their website. Most airlines have an employment or jobs links.
If your goal is to get hired as a Flight Attendant, there are still things that you can do until the industry turns around. Get a degree, get some job experience, get involved in compelling work. It will all give you an edge with the job market loosens up again.
Do you have a question about being a Flight Attendant? The job, the life, the stories? Email your question to me.
JetBlue is currently hiring…
Where can i go if i want to be a Flight attendant?
Please inform me if there any airlines hiring and training flight attendants.
Hi Latoya and Precious — It looks like JetBlue is the only US carrier currently hiring. (Thanks for the tip, Laura!)
Check out their website and follow the links or get a phone number to call for information.
Good luck.
jet blue is only hiring for spanish speaking flight attendants
I want to be a corporate flight attendant in Europe.Can anyone help me? I am a cabin crew for the last 6 years.
hi my name is griselda, i would really love to be part of a flight attendant crew.I attended a flight attendant scool in California and its been very difficult to try to get into a airline. If there is any opening i would really love if you can send me some info. thanks Griselda Garcia
Hello Griselda,
I would recommend that you check the link that the Association of Flight Attendant’s have for airlines that are hiring. It’s a very competitive interview process, so I’d recommend you follow the information there and study up on how to apply.
Many people have to apply to numerous airlines, numerous times, so be persistent and don’t get discouraged. Good luck!