I’ve had some email conversations back and forth with a reader who has been extended an offer of a training class with one of the commuter carriers.  It’s not really her first choice airline, and she’s wondering what to do.  Those emails resulted in today’s Flight Attendant Friday question.
Q.  If I get an offer from one airline, but I really am hoping to go to work for another, what should I do?
A.  Ask this question of enough Flight Attendants, and you’re sure to get whatever answer you’re looking for.
Given today’s current events, economic situation, and state of the airline …read more

When someone that I meet finds out that I’m a Flight Attendant, there often follows a discussion about how much that person, their daughter, sister, neighbor has always wanted to be one, too.  And shortly after that, I get asked how they should go about getting the job.
In today’s economic times, with airlines cutting back routes and furloughing employees, it’s often hard to get excited about entering an industry that has such a tough road ahead of it.  Which all leads to today’s question —
Q.  Are any airlines hiring?
A.  Remarkably, yes.
The only major carrier that is hiring is Continental, …read more