(Western Airlines flight attendant Lorraine Coccio Ditsworth aboard a flight in her winter uniform) In Seattle, WA, the Museum of Flight has a new exhibitio on flight attendant fashion titled Runway to Runway. On view are more than 100 flight attendant uniforms and accessories, such as hat, scarves and handbags, from the museum’s vast collection. […]
Your options if you have an Air Canada ticket Air Canada’s negotiations with CUPE, the union representing 10,000 flight attendants on Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, aren’t going well. And if no agreements can be made, a strike is expected to begin Saturday, August 16 at 01:00 ET. In preparation, the carrier began a […]
The first ‘stewardesses’ on airplanes also had to be registered nurses. In 1930, Boeing Air Transport Office – which later became United Airlines – was only hiring male pilots. But Ellen Church, a registered nurse with a pilot’s license, wanted to fly. So she convinced the airline to test out having nurses on board to […]
(Courtesy Delta Air Lines) The new “Fly With Me” film tells the story of women hired as ‘stewardesses’ in the days when airline policies dictated everything from their weight to their marital status. (Courtesy United Airlines) More importantly, the film documents those women who went on to fight – and win – battles for equal […]
Lots of fun – and important – events taking place at airports this week. Airports have been celebrating Valentine’s Day all week. Flight attendants picketed at airports across the country on Tuesday and Alaska Airlines flight attendants voted to authorize a strike. Indianapolis International Airport (IND) figured out what to do with the basketball court […]
(Western Airlines flight attendant Lorraine Coccio Ditsworth aboard a flight in her winter uniform) In Seattle, WA, the Museum of Flight has a new exhibitio on flight attendant fashion titled Runway to Runway. On view are more than 100 flight attendant uniforms and accessories, such as hat, scarves and handbags, from the museum’s vast collection. […]
Your options if you have an Air Canada ticket Air Canada’s negotiations with CUPE, the union representing 10,000 flight attendants on Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, aren’t going well. And if no agreements can be made, a strike is expected to begin Saturday, August 16 at 01:00 ET. In preparation, the carrier began a […]
The first ‘stewardesses’ on airplanes also had to be registered nurses. In 1930, Boeing Air Transport Office – which later became United Airlines – was only hiring male pilots. But Ellen Church, a registered nurse with a pilot’s license, wanted to fly. So she convinced the airline to test out having nurses on board to […]
(Courtesy Delta Air Lines) The new “Fly With Me” film tells the story of women hired as ‘stewardesses’ in the days when airline policies dictated everything from their weight to their marital status. (Courtesy United Airlines) More importantly, the film documents those women who went on to fight – and win – battles for equal […]
Lots of fun – and important – events taking place at airports this week. Airports have been celebrating Valentine’s Day all week. Flight attendants picketed at airports across the country on Tuesday and Alaska Airlines flight attendants voted to authorize a strike. Indianapolis International Airport (IND) figured out what to do with the basketball court […]
Flight attendant unions mark an anniversary Shuffleboard (!) at United Airlines’ new DEN lounge Sheep at London’s Gatwick Airport Formula 1 car at Schiphol Airport Pancakes for a cause at Vancouver Int’l Airport
[Our story on the rise of unruly airlines passengers first appeared on NBC News) Air travelers picked up some bad habits during the pandemic that they can’t seem to shake. Unruly passenger incidents rose 47% globally last year from 2021, even as pandemic-related restrictions faded, according to recent data released this month by the International Air Transport […]
Better rest times for flight attendants On Tuesday, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration finalized rules requiring airlines to give airline flight attendants at least 10 hours of rest time between shifts. Under existing rules, flight attendants get at least nine hours of rest time. However, due to a variety of circumstances, that time off often […]
Travel has been sort of crazy this week. But there is some sign of charming behavior out there. There’s the saga of the drunken, raving passenger on Frontier Airlines who was duct-taped to his seat after assaulting and groping flight attendants. At first, Frontier Airlines suspended the flight attendants involved. The reason? They had not […]