http://www.flightattendantschoolblog.com Planning a flight attendant career or considering flight attendant school? Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:14:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The time of the Unaccompanied Minor is near. All year long we see the little darlings. The Holidays, Spring Break, and now Summer time; the key season for our little flyers. An Unaccompanied Minor is usually under the age of 15. The adult responsible for the child pays a little more ... http://www.flightattendantschoolblog.com/flight-attendant-school/controlling-the-behavior-of-the-unaccompanied-minor.php Looking from the outside of the Airline Industry into a possible Flight Attendant Career today, may look bleak. However, all may not seem to be as gloomy as a winter day in Cleveland. Some Airlines are hiring. The major players are cutting back. American, Delta, Us Air etc.  Some of the upstarts ... http://www.flightattendantschoolblog.com/flight-attendant-school/the-employment-wheels-on-the-airline-industry-keep-on-turning.php There are some people in this world that just can’t be pleased. These people were possibly born angry and stayed angry. However, most of the time, our industry creates its own problems. In Flight Attendant School we are taught and coached on how to work with disturbed passengers. Listen and apologize ... http://www.flightattendantschoolblog.com/flight-attendant-school/we-create-our-own-irate-passengers.php While in Flight Attendant School you will have the opportunity to meet your Union Representative. When this occurs it may seem a little strange, and probably won't register much. After you graduate from Flight Attendant School, and begin your Flight Attendant Career, your meeting with the Union Representative will have much ... http://www.flightattendantschoolblog.com/flight-attendant-school/know-your-contract-know-your-union-representative.php Every time turbulence hit I wondered if choosing a flight attendant career was a smart move. It’s always a similar situation: Flashes of flight attendant school come barreling into my mind making me very anxious. I force myself to remain calm, as I try remembering the things I learned in ... http://www.flightattendantschoolblog.com/flight-attendant-school/your-entire-life-in-fifteen-minutes.php Age old questions," Who am I, and why am I here?" In today's world of Airline mergers, many a Flight Attendant is asking those questions. Northwest Airlines and Delta Airlines are in the process of merging into one Airline. This merger will create the largest airline in the world. Does that ... http://www.flightattendantschoolblog.com/flight-attendant-school/who-am-i.php Unaccompanied Minors are a very important part of a flight attendant’s day.  I always took extra time with them; kids go through so many rough emotions when they are alone.  This is not something you learn everything about in Flight Attendant School. had one “UM” said to be 12, but presented ... http://www.flightattendantschoolblog.com/flight-attendant-school/lost-unaccompanied-minor.php “Parachute” here has nothing to do with a Flight Attendant Career.  Which is a good thing in this case.  It has to do with the famous book that guides career seekers into considering life experience and their best assets when choosing, or considering switching, careers.  Whether you’re looking into a ... http://www.flightattendantschoolblog.com/flight-attendant-school/the-color-of-your-parachute.php In Flight Attendant School we learn the skills that will make us into productive and great Flight Attendants. During our Flight Attendant Careers, we sometimes unlearn what we learned in Flight Attendant School. We learn the tricks of the trade. Computer shortcuts, trip trade moves, and how to get the most out ... http://www.flightattendantschoolblog.com/flight-attendant-school/this-job-promotes-non-work.php My dad’s infamous words on every road trip (and there were a lot in my life) were always, “Learn to be bored!” My brother and I always felt that this was a poor suggestion seeing as how terrible boredom really was. I never truly understood my dad’s suggestion until I ... http://www.flightattendantschoolblog.com/flight-attendant-school/learn-to-be-bored.php