Title: Up Up & A Gay

Worst Airline Ad Ever

Published on Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:13:42

Okay, so I saw this ad on TheFlyingPinto blog and I had to post it myself. Maybe they should have reversed the position of the airline logo and make the plane point upwards? ha! Filed under: General Tagged: ad, aircraft, airline, airplane, airport, ever, worst read more..

Guest Post: Eating on the Road

Published on Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:05:51

If you fly for an airline most places here in the United States, Crew Meals are a thing of the past.  So are having ovens, serving meals to your passengers, or having open seats in your premium cabin that would allow everybody to pick on the leftovers on that long flight. Bringing food on the road read more..

The Replacements

Published on Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:14:32

In recent news, American Airlines has come out publicly to say that in the event of a flight attendant strike (over contract negotiations) the airline is committed to their operation and would consider training their managers and support staff as flight attendants. Putting aside the ramifications and reasons over a strike, this is a bad, bad read more..

Single in the Sky

Published on Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:36:15

The past month has been rough to say the least. After coming back from vacation in the beginning of January my boyfriend and I decided it was time to end things. Now, before you become sympathetic, let me tell you a little bit about what happened. Seb has a lot on his plate. He works read more..

Pet Peeve: Airport Appreciation

Published on Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:01:24

One of my biggest pet peeves of being a flight attendant is airport appreciation. To those of you not in the industry you’re probably wondering what I’m talking about. Well here’s a quick explanation. When the airline builds our trips (sometimes known as pairings) which include all of the flights we’re scheduled to work, there is read more..

Please Fasten Your Seatbelts. Thanks.

Published on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:15:33

Since I’m usually the purser, time and time again I catch myself repeating “The captain has turned on the fasten seatbelt sign, please return to your seats, fasten your seatbelts, and remain seated until it has been turned off.” How many people actually hear me? All 150. How many people LISTEN to me? about 50. It’s amazing read more..

Live from the Line: Hands Down

Published on Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:57:49

I know a lot of you including @SkyVan on twitter wonder why I work New York – LA all the time, and its a simple reason really: No one senior to me wants to do it, so I always hold my first preference in New York trips. In essence that allows me to build my read more..

Blue Skies Ahead

Published on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:26:46

I always find that after being away from flying for a while its hard to go back. I’ve been on vacation for 17 days, and tomorrow is my last day off. 18 total. Being on vacation as a flight attendant is like going to a sanctuary. For the first few days I don’t want to talk read more..

I’m going on vacation, and you are too!

Published on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:31:53

I’m going on vacation! Maybe. One of the perks of being a flight attendant is the ability to fly free, and have those related to you fly free or for a reduced fare. The downfall of course is that you’re on standby. I’m supposed to flying from Phoenix to my destination city with Sebastian, but it read more..

The Crew Lounge Podcast

Published on Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:32:16

Happy New Year! Just a quick post to let you all know that The Crew Lounge Podcast that Sara and myself have been working so hard on, is actually a reality! Thanks to Mike at UPGRD.com, the first podcast has been posted at upgrd.com/TheCrewLounge so please head over there and check it out! In this episode we talk read more..