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Has Ryanair Threatened to Pull Out of Spain as Huge Cabin Crew Strike Looms?
Two unions which represent Ryanair cabin crew in Spain have accused airline executives of threatening to pull out of the country unless workers accept…
easyJet Still Wants to Buy “Parts” of Alitalia But Will the New Italian Government Want the Loss-Making Carrier Broken Up?
What does the future hold for the loss-making Italian flag-carrier Alitalia? Last year, when the airline fell into bankruptcy (again), many analysts …
Qantas Backtracks on Controversial Roster Experiment for Ultra-Long-haul Cabin Crew
Back in May, we reported a major disagreement which had broken out between Australian airline, Qantas and it’s London-based cabin crew who work …
You May Never Have Heard of Hi Fly But This Rapidly Growing “Wet Lease” Airline is Recruiting Cabin Crew
“Wet lease” airlines have been around for some time but in the last year, we’ve seen these little-known carriers appear at more and …
Fact Checking Ryanair’s Claims About Treatment of Cabin Crew as Two-Day Strike Looms
Pitting passengers against its very own cabin crew, Ryanair has today revealed plans to pro-actively cancel around 600 flights during a two-day strike…
Did Airbus Strike a Deal with the French Government to Win a Crucial A380 Order from Emirates?
Emirates has today announced plans to increase services to the French cities of Lyon and Paris, bringing the total number of flights to the French cap…
Vistara is Set for Huge Expansion: Actively Recruiting for New and Experienced Cabin Crew
On this site we very often focus on the state of Cabin Crew recruitment at some of the biggest airlines in the Middle East – notably Emirates, E…
Ryanair Sends Warning Email to Cabin Crew But Appears to Completely Misinterpret the Actual Rules
As one of the largest airlines in Europe, you would expect Ryanair to have a fairly good understanding of the myriad rules that govern the aviation in…
“It Will Get Worse Before it Get’s Better”: Emirates Cabin Crew Say They’re Exhausted – More Changes to Come
Rumour: Ab Initio classes to be suspended through August 2018 Cabin crew say there are “exhausted” following staff cuts Crew who want to r…
Ryanair and Lufthansa Have Got Themselves Into a War of Words Over a Little Known Austrian Airline
Two of Europe’s largest airlines, the low-cost Dublin-based Ryanair and Germany’s Lufthansa have got themselves into a very public and par…
Have You Taken Part in the Harvard Flight Attendant Study? Your Chance to Win a $99 Amazon Gift Voucher
Researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health are calling on all serving and former flight attendants to take part in the Flight Attend…
WATCH: Meet the 102-Year Old Centenarian Who Was One of Delta Air Lines Very First Flight Attendants
Yesterday, we shared a video about Elly, a long-serving member of cabin crew at Etihad Airways who was actually one of the very first flight attendant…
Norwegian Stuns Analysts: Posts Second Quarter Profits to the Surprise of Many
To the surprise of many in the aviation industry, low-cost long-haul airline, Norwegian has reported a second-quarter (between April, May and June 201…
Majority of Cabin Crew at Canada’s Westjet Sign Union Cards: What Happens Now?
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) says a majority of flight attendants at Westjet and its ultra-low-cost sister airline, Swoop have signed…
VIDEO: This Etihad Flight Attendant Was One of the Airline’s Very First Cabin Crew
Meet Elly – one of Etihad’s very first cabin crew. Elly says she moved from her home in Singapore in order to find adventure – descr…
WATCH: This Etihad Flight Attendant Was One of the Airline’s Very First Cabin Crew
In the last few weeks, Etihad Airways has posted a couple of videos on its social media platforms which look at the roles of its employees and their r…
easyJet Launches New Cabin Crew Apprenticeship Scheme: But What Does That Even Mean?
Europe’s fifth largest airline, easyJet has just launched the first ever cabin crew apprenticeship scheme which will see 25 apprentices go throu…
Iberia Chooses Catalan Designer, Teresa Helbig to Create a “Serene” and “Sophisticated” New Uniform
The Barcelona-based womenswear designer, Teresa Helbig has been chosen by Spanish flag carrier, Iberia as the new designer for a uniform collection wh…
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways Will Soon Start Offering In-Flight Nurses (No, Really!): Reassess Future
For an airline that plunged to a $1.95billion USD loss in 2016 and then went onto make further losses of $1.52billion last year, you’d expect Ab…
United Airlines Flight Attendant Saves Life of Fellow Crew Member By Donating His Kidney
As any seasoned flight attendant could testify, you can spend an entire flight building a relationship (and sharing your life story) with a fellow cre…
APPLY NOW: flydubai is Once Again Recruiting New Cabin Crew
The Dubai-based budget airline, flydubai is once again calling out for new join cabin crew to join its ranks. The application window opened yesterday…
Ryanair Cabin Crew WILL Strike in July in a Bid to Improve Working Conditions
Ryanair cabin crew in four countries across Europe have announced plans to take strike action against the low-cost Dublin-based airline on 25th and 26…
British Airways Cabin Crew Wins Damages from Airline After Being Bitten by Spider in Crew Rest
Media reports out of the United Kingdom say a long-serving member of cabin crew at British Airways has been awarded £13,000 (approximately $17,000) in…
LEAKED DOCUMENT: Emirates Can’t Hire New Cabin Crew and Pilots Fast Enough
A newly leaked document has revealed that the Dubai-based airline, Emirates is struggling to recruit and retain enough cabin crew and pilots to keep u…
Ryanair Cabin Crew Publish List of 34 Demands to Improve Working Conditions at the Airline
Europe’s largest low-cost airline, Ryanair is coming under mounting pressure to improve cabin crew working conditions after a coalition of union…
Is Emirates Really About to Discontinue Special Hindu Meals Onboard its Flights?
With well in excess of 90,000 meals served onboard its flights between Dubai and nine Indian destinations every week, Emirates sure knows a thing abou…
Asiana Endures Major Catering Failure as Scandal Allegations Emerge and Contractor Commits Suicide
South Korea’s second-largest airline, Asiana is suffering a major catering failure with reports that many flights, including long-haul intercont…
Etihad Announces Next Step of its Transformation Plan: New Management Structure in Place
Struggling Abu Dhabi-based airline, Etihad Airways has announced the latest step in its eagerly anticipated transformation plan – changing up it…
The Ridiculous Amounts of Rubbish Airlines Produce (And What They Are Doing to Reduce Waste)
Any flight attendant can tell you that airlines have a nasty habit of producing horrendous amounts of waste. Yet as the public and wider business com…
WATCH: The Shocking Moment a Member of easyJet Cabin Crew is Headbutted by Drunk Passenger
This is the shocking moment a member of easyJet cabin crew was violently headbutted by a drunken passenger at Paris Charles de Gaul airport. The mobi…
Is the New Star-Studded British Airways Safety Video Absolutely Fabulous?
Joanna Lumley, Sir Michael Caine and British comedian, David Walliams are amongst six celebrities who appear in a new star-studded safety video for Br…
LEVEL, the Low-Cost Long-Haul Airline is Now Going to Start Short-Haul Flights in Fight with Laudamotion
Last summer, International Airlines Group or IAG as its more commonly known created a new low-cost, long-haul airline which it called LEVEL. The new …
Norwegian Introduces Guaranteed Flying Pay for Gatwick Cabin Crew After Staff Complaints
In the last couple of years, Norwegian has embarked on a huge expansion at London Gatwick in the South East of the United Kingdom. The airline has be…
Emirates Makes Unusual Plea for Lebanese Recruits to Join its Cabin Crew Ranks
By now, we all know that Emirates is on a massive recruitment drive as it looks for hundreds (if not thousands) of new recruits to join its cabin crew…
United’s Service Shortcomings Made One Hell of a Twitter Storm: Are Headphones Acceptable Attire for Flight Attendants?
Whether warranted or not, a number of major U.S.-based airlines have, in the past, garnered a pretty fearsome reputation for providing a service that …
STUDY: Flight Attendants Are More Likely to Develop Cancer According to Harvard University Study
A new study led by Eileen McNeely of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston and published in the BMC Environmental Health journal sug…
Michael O’Leary Calls Norwegian “a Dog” of an Airline as the Low-Cost Carrier Continues its Aggressive Expansion
According to the British newspaper, The Independent, Ryanair’s chief executive has described the low-cost, long-haul upstart airline, Norwegian …
Flight Attendants at American Airlines Are Demanding Better Hotel Accommodation, Claim Airline Has Broken Rules
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), an organisation which represents the 26,000+ flight attendants at American Airlines has file…
United Makes Small But Significant Change to Crewing Levels in Premium Cabin on Boeing 777-300
It may have been nearly eight years since U.S.-based airlines United and Continental agreed to merge into a single carrier but the mega-airline is sti…
VIDEO: We’ve Seen it All Now – A Qatar Airways Flight Was Delayed Because a Passenger Was Begging
Bizarre footage of an elderly man begging for money onboard a Qatar Airways flight has recently emerged. According to the popular ‘View from a W…
CABIN CREW: The Real Hero’s of British Airways Flight 2276 Which Caught Fire at Las Vegas Airport
It’s taken nearly three years but finally, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published an in-depth report into exactly what ha…
Flight Attendants and Airlines Take a Stance on Immigration but Reality is That They Have Very Little Power
On Wednesday, a number of U.S.-based airlines took a very public stance on a highly controversial immigration policy which has drawn both national and…
Dutch Airline, KLM Proves You Look After the Interests of Crew While Maintaining Standards and Reducing Costs
In January, the Amsterdam-based airline, KLM reached a landmark agreement with cabin crew unions to reduce the number of flight attendants on its long…
We’ve Seen it All Now: A Qatar Airways Flight Was Delayed Because a Passenger Was Begging?
Bizarre footage of an elderly man begging for money onboard a Qatar Airways flight has recently emerged. According to the popular ‘View from a …
Is Low-Cost Airline, Norwegian Preparing the Stage for a Quick Sale? Shares Up On Speculation
Is Bjørn Kjos, the founder and chief executive of the upstart low-cost, long-haul airline, Norwegian preparing a quick sale of what has become one of …
Tragic Death of Much-Loved Hong Kong Airlines Flight Attendant Has a Bitter Sweet Ending
On June 8th, a popular and much-loved member of cabin crew for Hong Kong Airlines was involved in a tragic accident while on a layover in what should …
Emirates Cabin Crew Recruitment: When You Can and Can’t Attend an Open Day – and When You Need to Apply Online
One of the most frequent questions we receive about the Emirates cabin crew recruitment process is whether to apply online or to attend an Open Day in…
Unions Reject “Immediate and Concrete Measures” by Air France Management to End Strikes
Air France has laid out “immediate and concrete measures” to improve the daily lives of workers at the airline. Anne-Marie Couderc, who i…
Alitalia Goes Back to Basics with New Look Uniform Designed by Alberta Ferretti
The acclaimed Italian fashion designer and dressmaker, Alberta Ferretti revealed a new, muted look for Alitalia’s customer-facing staff yesterda…
