Angels Of The Sky

Cabin crew are there for your safety. We are the most important safety feature onboard any aircraft and here we look at some of the heroes and heroines of our community, those who have gone above and beyond in the line of duty and have changed the face of our industry.

Breaking Boundaries: Emily Howell Warner – The First Female US Airline Captain

In 1934 Central Airlines, which would later become part of United Airlines, hired a woman named Helen Richey to become the United States first ever female commercial pilot. She took to the skies on December 31, flying between Washington and Detroit. .....

Panic Over The Pacific – The Crew Of United Airlines Flight 811

February 24, 1989 a day that would change the lives of 337 passengers and 18 crew members on board United Airlines Flight 811. Operating Flight 811 from Honolulu International Airport to Auckland was a 19 year old Boeing 747-122 (N4713U), the .....

The Story Of The Founding Members Of The Association Of Flight Attendants

Today, many of us take for granted the benefits, rights and privileges we have as cabin crew/flight attendants. Years ago once you reached the age of 30 you were told you were too old to fly. Those who wanted to marry or have children had to .....

Runway Inferno – Aeroflot Flight SU1492

On May 5, 2019 Aeroflot Flight SU1492 a scheduled passenger flight from Moscow to Murmansk, Russia crashed at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport after attempting to make an emergency landing. The Russian-built Sukhoi Superjet 100 .....

Miracle Landing – Aloha Airlines Flight 243

On February 11, 1990 a movie was released in the USA called ‘Miracle Landing’. The film tells the story of Paradise Airlines Flight 243 flying from Honolulu to Hilo, which was involved in a terrifying explosive decompression when a large section .....

The Crew of Pan Am Flight 103

December 21, 1988 was a night that changed the aviation world forever. Pan Am Flight 103, a Boeing 747-121 (N739PA) had taken off from London Heathrow Airport at 18.25 with 243 passengers and 16 crew members onboard. We all know the horrifying .....

Wilbert van Haneghem, How Aviation Training Became a Vital Lifeline

Wilbert van Haneghem, purser for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, proved three years ago that flight safety training, those annual recurrent and exams do come in useful when you need them the most. And not only on board your aircraft. Our training can come .....

Uli Derickson TWA Flight 847

The terrorist atrocities of September 11, 2001 changed the aviation industry forever. It also altered the way we looked at airline hijackers. Until that fateful day, terrorists had used aircraft, its passengers and crew as bargaining tools. Now they .....

Used For - Dorothy Kelly - Tenerife Air Disaster.

Dorothy Kelly – The Tenerife Air Disaster.

March 27, 1977 is a date permanently etched in aviation history. 583 lives were lost when a KLM 747 collided with a Pan Am 747 at Tenerife’s Los Rodeos Airport (TFN). It remains the worlds deadliest air disaster. Just 61 people survived, all from .....

British Airtours Flight 28M ‘Manchester Ringway Disaster’

Manchester Airport, early morning of August 22, 1985. It was the peak of the British summer holiday season, the airport was busy and hordes of passengers were arriving for their flights ready to be whisked off for some sunshine. Among them were 129 .....