Today’s question comes from Zoe, who is interested in the training process that we go through before qualifying as a Flight Attendant.  She asks:

Q.  During the training, what will be taught by the training center?  Do they have evaluations tests every day?
A.  Training differs among various airlines, but the two basic areas covered are Safety and Service.
For US airlines, the Safety part of training encompasses the bulk of the training process.  It will cover such things as learning about the various aircraft you will fly, emergency equipment and procedures, how to evacuate a plane, first aid, safety and security, …read more

I am frequently asked what Flight Attendant training is like, so today I’ll give you a little peek at what goes on.  There are variations among the different airlines, but this is generally what happens.
Depending on the company, training usually lasts 4-6 weeks.  It includes classroom and hands on training, and may be at a variety of odd hours of the day or night.  Classroom training usually occurs during business hours, but time spent on the plane has to be scheduled when the plane isn’t flying – and that’s often in the middle of the night.
Most training starts of …read more