Airline Pilot – Confessions of a Trolley Dolly

First Class Service For Our NHS Heroes – Project Wingman

There’s no denying that times are tough for anyone working in the aviation industry right now. Furloughed, grounded and with the threat of redundancy hanging over our heads, these are unprecedented times. But our woes pale in comparison to .....

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A Day In The Life Of A Lockdown Trolley Dolly

6:OO UTC Is it really that time again? I hate early starts. But for some reason on lockdown I’ve been awake at this time EVERY. BLOODY. DAY. I manage to drift back off and dream about endless calls bells, irritating passengers, baggage .....

The Worst Things People Can Do On A Plane

I remember being told in my initial cabin crew training that passengers leave their brains at home. My trainees and I giggled and thought no more of it. But once we gained our wings it didn’t take long in to our career to realise that NOTHING our .....

50 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming Cabin Crew

Some people think that being cabin crew is easy. Well they’re wrong. It’s hard. It’s hard work getting an interview to get the job. It’s hard work actually getting the job. It’s hard work training for the job and .....

The A – Z Of Airline Pilots

Pilot, Aeronaut, Commander, Wingman, Co-Pilot, Aviator, Captain, God. There are many names for the boys and girls who sit at the pointy end of our aircraft, pressing all those buttons, drinking endless cups of tea and coffee while dodging other .....

The Top Ten Cabin Crew Lies

To be a good flight attendant, you also have to be a very good liar. It’s one of the unwritten requirements of the job. We lie to passengers from the moment they step onto the aircraft. “Good Morning” – What’s good .....