Why is "stewardess" no longer acceptable?

[Wanderlust]

How is "flight attendant" better?

 

[WaterSkiette]

because men don't like being called "stewardess"!

 

[retired guy]

The airlines were forced to hire "ball bearing" stews back in the 70`s, and the airlines didn`t wish to refer to them as "Stewards". They went for the "sex free" title, "flight Attendant"...sorta like "Firefighter instead of "Fireman". Luckly, "Pilot' is generic, however they are trying to turn the "Cockpit" into the more politically acceptable and sexest free "Flight DecK". I maintain that a "Flight DecK" is the place where naval aircraft take off and land on a carrier.If women take over the cockpit, then it will be called the "Box Office".

 

[727gm]

Now they also have FAA certificates, so just expect them not to like "stewardess" or "hostess" (corruptible to "hostitute" ), any more than we want to hear airplane "driver" or "operator".

 

[accinelli]

How is "flight attendant" better?

Its not. Stewardess, Hostess, Vending Machine, Attendant... -- call them what you like.

 

[Dustin H]

Its not. Stewardess, Hostess, Vending Machine, Attendant... -- call them what you like.

I've always just used air-waitress.

 

[retired guy]

You really want to torque one off (and assure spit in your coffee?) just snap your fingers and say" Hey, Sky Maid"

 

[myq2u]

A good friend of mine who works as a Flight Attendant for JetBlue said the term “stewardess” is unpopular because it sounds almost like “waitress” even though everyone knows that “…flight attendants are here primarily for your safety…”

 

[WMUSIGPI]

A good friend of mine who works as a Flight Attendant for JetBlue said the term “stewardess” is unpopular because it sounds almost like “waitress” even though everyone knows that “…flight attendants are here primarily for your safety…”

Stewardess is a fine title... would you prefer "Hey Aisle Donkey we need a refill of coffee!" or perhaps these days Aisle Ox is a more "fitting" description.

 

[Fugawe]

Now they also have FAA certificates, so just expect them not to like "stewardess" or "hostess" (corruptible to "hostitute" ), any more than we want to hear airplane "driver" or "operator".

What FAA ticket do they have?

 

[Way2Broke]

What FAA ticket do they have?

Flight Attendant Tickets.

 

[xjsparkchaser]

It's basically a beverage cart operators permit.

"can I get a refill on my Coke?"

 

[Fugawe]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fugawe

What FAA ticket do they have?

Flight Attendant Tickets.

FAs get a Flight Attendant Certificate of Demonstrated Proficiency.

It is not an Airmen's Certificate, and carries none of the requirements and liabilities. They don't even have to carry it when flying.

 

[myq2u]

A friend of mine working for the GSO fsdo said the FA certificate was something the flight attendant unions were pushing for and the only reason is so they can sign jumpseat agreements with other airlines in the future; when jumpseating, they’ll need some kind of FA “certificate “ for identification purposes and that’s why they're now being issued FA certificates. Currently it’s pretty hard for the FA’s to jumpseat on airlines (other than their own). Not sure how true that is but that’s what he said.

 

[Fugawe]

Now they also have FAA certificates, so just expect them not to like "stewardess" or "hostess" (corruptible to "hostitute" ), any more than we want to hear airplane "driver" or "operator".

If you believe this comparison, then you believe the guy out mowing the grass should be equal to the MBA inside making multi-million dollar decisions. The guy mowing is sweatin' his butt off and working 'hard', but he's being paid for what he's doing - nothing more. The MBA gets paid for what he 'knows', not necessarily what he does daily.

Fugawe