An Alaska Airlines flight attendant was able to save a teenager from human trafficking after some quick thinking. Shelia Fedrick gave the girl an easy way to signal for help–by leaving her a way to leave a note in the bathroom. From Kiro7: Frederick was able to tell the girl under …
Read More »Which Airline Hires the Most People Already Trained to Save Your Life?
As I wrote before, the image of what a flight attendant is and what the flight attendant’s role is has changed over the last fifty or so years. And one airline is really taking the “we are primarily here for your safety” thing seriously. CBS News reports that JetBlue hires …
Read More »Flight Attendants at the Forefront of Changing the Way Employers Treat Women
The Daily Herald has a great article on how flight attendants were a large driving force in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and specifically, its Title VII. The anecdotes in the article are pretty shocking: Dedicated to protecting the safety of others, Lake Barrington’s Shari Worrell …
Read More »“Despite being stabbed in the head twice, Khan continued to tackle the man…”
Forbes has a great article out on different acts of bravery from flight attendants. I think sometimes we get so used to complaining about in-flight service that we forget that sometimes they go well above-above-and-beyond. For example: Shortly into Qantas flight 1737, a passenger tried to enter the plane’s cockpit, with …
Read More »The Most… Interesting Flight Attendant Uniforms I’ve Seen
A few days ago, I went through vintage airline print ads I liked. One other thing I love to check out is flight attendant uniforms, whether they are the “regular” style, or one the airline adopts for a special occasion. Again, you can check some cool uniforms out in the …
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