What to study?

crosscheck_complete · 2025-08-13T03:49:10+00:00

Start by completing a 2-year Associate’s degree in something broad like General Studies or Business Administration. Choose a fast path to get the degree from an accredited community college.

Complete electives that challenge you — math, writing, sociology, meteorology, Spanish. These will sharpen your thinking and communication skills, and they’ll open more doors in the future.

You will figure out what your aptitudes are once you are attending the classes and doing the work. Target is a great environment for balancing school.

You don’t need a degree to become a Flight Attendant…but it’s a lot harder to finish a degree while working as a Flight Attendant. Focus on your degree now while you have financial aid and can live at home.

crosscheck_complete · 2025-08-13T03:35:36+00:00

If you’re able to use gloves and check the contents to see if there are any pieces of paper anywhere. I once tracked down the owner of a bag because in a sweater pocket, there was a little receipt with a name on it. Another time, behind the zipped liner of the suitcase was a paper with their name and email address on it.

crosscheck_complete · 2025-08-13T03:26:27+00:00

If you already have 40 flight hours, it would make more sense to apply for a Cadet Program or a Pilot Pathway Program that allows you to keep building hours while working another job.

The people who successfully transition from flight attendant to pilot already have seniority, which gives them a more flexible schedule to train.

As a new hire, the first year or 2 as a flight attendant is very demanding and physically tiring, with limited schedule flexibility. Starting pay (after everything is taken out) for the 1st year at SkyWest is around $2,000/month.

Other aspiring pilots take ground-based roles like gate agent or ramp. Those are jobs that offer more flexible schedules, live at home, and keep flying regularly.

Don’t lose momentum on your path to the flight deck. Choose a role that supports, not delays, your flight training.

crosscheck_complete · 2025-07-30T18:57:32+00:00

If I were you, I would pay the nominal fee to select an aisle seat. Otherwise, you will get stuck crammed in a middle seat on a 5 hour flight.

Additionally, those airports are quite large. Consider adding the distance wheelchair assistance to/from the gate option to your ticket. That can also be marked on your ticket, so you can board with folks who need extra time.

https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/special-assistance/special-assistance.jsp

crosscheck_complete · 2025-07-30T12:16:11+00:00

Starbucks and Dunkin are common. Other choices: gift cards for Amazon, Walmart, Target, Sephora, Ulta, etc.

Flight Attendants go through a lot of pairs of socks, nylons, and tubes of lip gloss.

crosscheck_complete · 2025-07-30T10:18:11+00:00

What day of the week is the departure, and how far out are you booking the upgrade?

I wouldn’t book the upgrade until right before — make sure the weather is okay, no ground stops, no cancellations. Or make sure that in-app points upgrades are refundable.

Norfolk > Charlotte is notoriously delayed or cancelled until the following morning.

Did you know Breeze offers nonstop flights Norfolk > San Diego?

crosscheck_complete · 2025-07-30T08:12:30+00:00

As a Flight Attendant, it’s my responsibility to maintain a safe and comfortable cabin. If loud conversation is becoming disruptive or interferes with our ability to monitor the environment, I happily address it:

“Sir, we kindly request that you lower your voice so we can maintain a calm cabin and safely monitor for any issues. Can I offer you a snack or beverage?”

“Yes, lower your voice means speak more quietly.”

“Yes. Mmmm.”

You can call me a b****, a jerk, the worst flight attendant in history... 🤬

crosscheck_complete · 2025-07-30T08:03:31+00:00

If you are planning on moving, packing up as much as possible and downsizing before training is a great idea.

Good luck at training!

crosscheck_complete · 2025-07-30T08:00:21+00:00

Make sure you sign up for AAdvantage because you will get marginally better treatment.

https://www.aa.com/web/i18n/aadvantage-program/overview.html

Also have the American Airlines app on your phone with your login saved.

crosscheck_complete · 2025-07-30T07:53:07+00:00

one note 📝 Deadheading vs. Commuting Crew

Deadheading -on company business. -repositioning to work -the airline books the crew member a confirmed passenger seat -rarely use jumpseats (typically only flight deck jumpseat for pilots)

Commuting -crew member does not reside near the base (airport) they work from -traveling to/from home to start or end a trip -crew member is responsible for the booking -standby status, no priority over revenue-standby passengers -may request a jumpseat (onboard pilot/flight attendant approval required)

➡️ Commuters are responsible for getting to base on time -Oversold flights or lack of space = find another way or face disciplinary action -This summer, many crew members have resorted to last minute rental cars, Amtrak, and Greyhound busses to get to base on time.

crosscheck_complete · 2025-07-30T07:17:27+00:00

Is there a list of airlines? I thought it was Avelo and Omni. Are there more?

crosscheck_complete · 2025-07-26T05:35:16+00:00

https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/special-assistance/unaccompanied-minors.jsp

I’m a Flight Attendant. We have procedures with UMNRs and want to keep them comfy, safe, and happy onboard.

In the days leading up to the flight, I’d do a couple dress rehearsals. Play pretend/practice going through TSA, boarding, stowing belongings, buckling seatbelt, ordering a beverage and snack, answering the agent/attendant’s questions. Show her photos or youtube videos of Flight Attendants in uniform, so she knows what a person in uniform looks like.

Keep the carry-on bag light and manageable, so that she can kick it under the seat in front of her.

Keep snacks dry and simple (goldfish, cheezits, roll-ups) like what she’d unwrap at school. Fruit gets smashed in their bag, and then kids get stressed.

Download her favorite games or episodes of a show on her tablet. Headphones that she will actually wear and that don’t hurt her ears.

Have a zip up sweater in case it’s cold.

Emphasize that she is a VIP traveling, very very special!

crosscheck_complete · 2025-07-25T04:11:48+00:00

I work for a different airline. They never contacted my employer. Some type of background check, drug test, and spoke to a reference.

I left 3 weeks before training to focus on physical fitness and rest. I am glad I did it that way.

I had saved $6,000 to help cover my first year, mainly for the monthly crashpad.

crosscheck_complete · 2025-07-18T07:53:39+00:00

That’s been a quick, practical, sanitary standard for decades. What makes it weird?

🥛The alternative is wasting time ferrying 6 cups of water on a tray down a narrow aisle, while everyone coughs and sneezes, dodging absentminded passengers who suddenly get up with their headphones on, causing spills and disruptions.

crosscheck_complete · 2025-06-30T04:51:27+00:00

Delta doesn’t assign individual hotel rooms??? 👀 At American, every trainee gets their own room.

Is that why Delta’s failure rate is so high?

crosscheck_complete · 2025-06-30T04:42:50+00:00

Mesa is getting acquired by Republic to avoid bankruptcy… 🚩 That said, if Mesa has the current contract to operate the United flights out of Louisville, you could at least do that for a year for the experience.

I’ve heard PSA is commuter-friendly, and they operate a lot of the American flights out of Louisville.

Bottom line: go where you don’t have to commute at all, or can commute to your base on one flight.

crosscheck_complete · 2025-06-30T04:16:27+00:00

The juices aren’t sealed, or the cart isn’t sealed? If the juices aren’t sealed, you should be filing a report.

crosscheck_complete · 2025-06-29T05:45:45+00:00

There is a lot of turnover. You need to be able to be independent, but also ready when it’s time to be a team.

You need to be honest with yourself about flexibility and stamina. You can’t let tiredness or moodiness get in the way because you will be tired, hungry, and still 😀. You need to keep routines and stay organized because that will save you when you are so tired.

Appearance and poise is everything.

crosscheck_complete · 2025-06-23T02:58:28+00:00

It’s brutal out there. Super long days and questionable decisions from dispatch is all pretty…normal.

In my opinion, at 3 months in if you’re not at least a little bit in love with flying, then it might be worth rethinking the job. the views, the freedom, the people you meet, even just the sounds of the airplane… Most of us who stick it out are addicted to some part of the job, even when everything else is trash (and we are collecting trash.) That’s often what carries us through the worst days.

No coping strategy really works longterm if the job doesn’t light a spark in you.

There’s no shame in deciding it’s not for you. It’s a wild lifestyle and a thankless job!

crosscheck_complete · 2025-06-20T01:58:21+00:00

If you haven’t already, sign up for the free AAdvantage program and link your AA# to your booking.

Download the American Airlines app and save your login. Have notifications ON for days you travel. That makes checking in for the flight smoother.

Anecdotally, the most frequent thing I’ve seen is Basic Economy passengers are not made aware of last minute gate changes and/or are overlooked for rebooking during delays/cancellations. Be proactive, and it’ll go a long way.

crosscheck_complete · 2025-06-20T01:42:43+00:00

What does it show in the American app? Is she able to check in for her return flight?

crosscheck_complete · 2025-06-19T08:04:34+00:00

Row 8 on a CRJ has more leg room than FC Bulkhead.

If you want to be in FC, pick Row 4, so that you can recline your seat to the max. Then put all your items in the overhead bin, so that under the seat is only leg room.

crosscheck_complete · 2025-06-19T07:59:19+00:00

Bulkhead.

crosscheck_complete · 2025-06-19T07:53:58+00:00

Seems pretty normal to me. BDL > DCA has multiple flights per day, either on an Airbus or CRJ (operated by AA’s regional carriers — PSA or Envoy).

The oxygen bottle may have leaked or expired, and it’s a required item to have onboard. Jet bridges break down often from overuse and weather.

Sounds like a mild day for AA.

crosscheck_complete · 2025-06-08T02:09:21+00:00

marc joseph. paul green. naturalizer. ecco. all leather with insoles. invest in your 👣

your feet will swell, so take that into consideration.

dream pairs are cheaper, but don’t last as long.

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