flight attendents

calcapt said:
Most flight attendant policies require them to bed at least three pilots, two of which must be captains, within their first probationary year. Also, their number of sick calls cannot exceed their total number of pilot encounters. This little known rule is seldom discussed in public forums.
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Good thing CAL has so many new girls huh! Although there is a little known subparagraph that you forgot.
-The bedding of regional affiliate captains, while not prohibited will not add to FA total pilot encounters. The bedding of regional FO pilots will result in a net decrease in the total and is discouraged.
 
Baronman said:
Good thing CAL has so many new girls huh! Although there is a little known subparagraph that you forgot.
-The bedding of regional affiliate captains, while not prohibited will not add to FA total pilot encounters. The bedding of regional FO pilots will result in a net decrease in the total and is discouraged.
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I would start being concerned with this when you start seeing overnights being staged in "Sybaris" type hotels!

Until then, it is what it is! Some times it happens, some times it doesn't, some times you want it, some times you don't.

Gotta know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em! And hope you don't get bluffed into send half of your income to that FA!:D
 
On a side note, what is the average age of women starting a career as a FA? I gotta be honest...Between having gone to college at two enormous state colleges, i've never met a girl who has ever had any interest in becoming one...
 
calcapt said:
Most flight attendant policies require them to bed at least three pilots, two of which must be captains, within their first probationary year. Also, their number of sick calls cannot exceed their total number of pilot encounters. This little known rule is seldom discussed in public forums.

It's information like this that enables and encourages some "I'm thinking of quitting" student pilots to continue their studies.
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Calcapt, you are hilarious!
 
MikeOH58 said:
On a side note, what is the average age of women starting a career as a FA? I gotta be honest...Between having gone to college at two enormous state colleges, i've never met a girl who has ever had any interest in becoming one...
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I am guessing the average age of new FAs is 25, maybe 26 years old. Some obviously older but I think that is a good guess. Many of the FAs coming aboard have tried something else and then jumped into becoming a FA, perhaps hearing about it from a friend. I would think most in college have what they see as grander plans. It is only after some of those plans fail to materialize that they consider other things. Just an observation though...
 
Kristie said:
ya know.. you can get tail anywhere....where's the justification in spending 100K for that?? shoot, i'd save that cash and get a hottie car cuz you know that brings the girlies out :p
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There is no room for practicality in the worlds of flying and sex - none.
 
There really is no average age anymore.

A new-hire F/A class will usually span the entire age range from 20 (or whatever the airline's minimum hiring age is) all the way up to 50. Some are career-changers, some are freshly out of college, and some have waited til their kids are grown & gone. Some think it'll be a fun thing to do for a while, some have "always wanted to be a F/A but couldn't because of _____________". Some want a career, some want a temp gig.

F/As are a very mixed group of people. You'll find F/As with advanced degrees and a great deal of education, and you'll find F/As who never even went to college. All sorts of backgrounds, life situations, etc, are represented.
 
I read an article in the Anchorage Daily News about how a mother and daughter both got hired as FAs for Alaska, and went through training together.:)
 
MQAAord said:
There really is no average age anymore.

A new-hire F/A class will usually span the entire age range from 20 (or whatever the airline's minimum hiring age is) all the way up to 50. Some are career-changers, some are freshly out of college, and some have waited til their kids are grown & gone. Some think it'll be a fun thing to do for a while, some have "always wanted to be a F/A but couldn't because of _____________". Some want a career, some want a temp gig.

F/As are a very mixed group of people. You'll find F/As with advanced degrees and a great deal of education, and you'll find F/As who never even went to college. All sorts of backgrounds, life situations, etc, are represented.
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This is the very best description of new FAs I have read and I agree. I was going to say this but opted to be lazy and say 25 or 26.
 
MQAAord said:
There really is no average age anymore.

A new-hire F/A class will usually span the entire age range from 20 (or whatever the airline's minimum hiring age is) all the way up to 50. Some are career-changers, some are freshly out of college, and some have waited til their kids are grown & gone. Some think it'll be a fun thing to do for a while, some have "always wanted to be a F/A but couldn't because of _____________". Some want a career, some want a temp gig.

F/As are a very mixed group of people. You'll find F/As with advanced degrees and a great deal of education, and you'll find F/As who never even went to college. All sorts of backgrounds, life situations, etc, are represented.
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Exactly right! My Mother became a F/A at the age of 57 and she absolutely LOVES it! It was something that she had always wanted to do, so she decided to just do it. She is 60 now and having the time of her life, still flying and even getting into acting/modeling.
 
You have my sympathy. :sarcasm: I have identical twin 13 year old daughters and I feel bad for my 16 year old son...Although on the bright side, he'll probably make an excellent husband. He will be battle-tested!!! ;)
 
calcapt said:
Most flight attendant policies require them to bed at least three pilots, two of which must be captains, within their first probationary year. Also, their number of sick calls cannot exceed their total number of pilot encounters. This little known rule is seldom discussed in public forums.

It's information like this that enables and encourages some "I'm thinking of quitting" student pilots to continue their studies.
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Isn't there some sort of currency too? You can't serve as a flight attendant unless you have hooked up with at least 3 pilots in the last 90 days? I think it even has to be to a full stop.
 
WildCougar said:
I feel bad for my 16 year old son...Although on the bright side, he'll probably make an excellent husband.
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Now wait one cotton pickin' second... "Although he's on the bright side, he'll probably make an excellent husband."

Let's translate that, shall we??? "Although" means "in spite of the fact that." So.. what you are saying is that dumb guys make good husbands, but smart guys DON'T??? Hmmm......

I'd take offense to that if I understood it. ;)
 
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Fly4Pay said:
Now wait one cotton pickin' second... "Although he's on the bright side, he'll probably make an excellent husband."

Let's translate that, shall we??? "Although" means "in spite of the fact that." So.. what you are saying is that dumb guys make good husbands, but smart guys DON'T??? Hmmm......

I'd take offense to that if I understood it. ;)
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You southerners...I LOVE the way you talk...:D
But, ummmm, please re-read the post. I said, "on the bright side," NOT, "he's on the bright side." Actually he's VERRRY smart, top 5% of his class...Takes after his mom!! :p;)
 
I was talking with a former fa for a legacy. She said there's constant sleeping around even for those who are married. Maybe that's why the high divorce rate. It was funny how she mentioned that some male FAs get many "requests" from pilots on the layovers, and they weren't from female pilots.:D
 
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