Anyone hiring?

[atpcliff]

Hi!

Atlas air, via their contractor, is hiring. You have to LIVE in Houston. There are no flight benefits, yet, as they are mostly doing 3 flights/week to Luanda, Angola...private charter.

They only have 747s, and are the biggest sole-747 operator. This is their first step into passenger flying. They do TONS of freight charters for lots of customers, including extensive work for the Dept of Def. They want to expand their PAX operation as they gain experience.

Here is specific info:
http://www.indeed.com/forum/job/flight-attendant/Atlas-Air-hiring-FAs/t213157/p8

and:

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The Boeing 747-400 aircraft, provided by SonAir's parent company, feature 10 first class, 143 business class and 36 economy class seats.
William Flynn, president and CEO of AAWW, said: "This is an important moment for our company as we leverage our record of reliability and operational excellence as the largest Boeing 747-400 freighter provider in the world to introduce outsourced charter passenger service. We are delighted to work closely and cooperatively with SonAir to make the Houston Express a world-class, comfortable experience."

It is NOT like flying for a typical airline, like Republic or SkyWest.

cliff
LFW

 

[tiffanytaylor]

I hope she's not in it for the pay and glamour because the pay is bad and it isn't glamerous by a long shot. She'll never be home maybe 11 days a month at best, but if you and she are fine with that, go for it.

 

[tiffanytaylor]

Hi!

Emirates and Qatar are hiring like CRAZY!

cliff
LFW

Does she want to move to Dubai? LOL

 

[justgrieveit]

Please stop associating Flight Attendant with career, because it certainly is not. If you want a good career then you have to make sacrifices such as getting an education and skills via college or trade school. Going through two weeks of training to open a door does not a professional make, so please tell your wife to do something else, we have enough housewives pushing carts who think they are owed the world because they pay dues to the AFA. What a joke, as bad as the bartenders union in Vegas.

 

[OrionFE]

Please stop associating Flight Attendant with career, because it certainly is not. If you want a good career then you have to make sacrifices such as getting an education and skills via college or trade school. Going through two weeks of training to open a door does not a professional make, so please tell your wife to do something else, we have enough housewives pushing carts who think they are owed the world because they pay dues to the AFA. What a joke, as bad as the bartenders union in Vegas.

I think if you read the original post, he was asking who is hiring!

 

[100-1/2]

JB has an opening:

'Personal days' 2-3 per month are an absolute must or this happens:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/08/09/jetblue-attendant-goes-ballistic-on-flight-to-jfk/


100-1/2

 

[SIG600]

Please stop associating Flight Attendant with career, because it certainly is not. If you want a good career then you have to make sacrifices such as getting an education and skills via college or trade school. Going through two weeks of training to open a door does not a professional make, so please tell your wife to do something else, we have enough housewives pushing carts who think they are owed the world because they pay dues to the AFA. What a joke, as bad as the bartenders union in Vegas.

Awesome post, very contructive. She has a college degree and had to leave her job as VP of a consultant and management company thanks to my job. She's burned out on the corporate scene and just looking for something new/different/fun that she can experience while I'm working 12+/day. It's not for the money either, I make plenty.


As far as Skywest, anyone know how hard up they are on the requirement to live in domicile? Easy commute from where we're at (minus the possibility of sitting reserve).

 

[SIG600]

Virgin America is hiring and growing.

Thanks! Any idea if VA pilots/fa's can dead head on the other US carriers?

 

[tiffanytaylor]

Please stop associating Flight Attendant with career, because it certainly is not. If you want a good career then you have to make sacrifices such as getting an education and skills via college or trade school. Going through two weeks of training to open a door does not a professional make, so please tell your wife to do something else, we have enough housewives pushing carts who think they are owed the world because they pay dues to the AFA. What a joke, as bad as the bartenders union in Vegas.

Wow, this is extremely offensive. We're trained in emergencies, evacuating a plane, first aid, self-defense..we have to put up with alot of crap every damn day. I'm a flight attendant and while I am unhappy with the job now, I consider myself and other fellow flight attendants professionals. A Bachelor's degree, a Ph.D., does not a professional make either. It's what's on the inside of the person that counts. I've never met a flight attendant who feels she's owed the world. I've met pilots that feel like they are the only professional on the airplane but I don't know where you get your information. Your ex-wife or ex-girlfriend must have been a f/a and dumped your mean ass.

 

[tiffanytaylor]

Awesome post, very contructive. She has a college degree and had to leave her job as VP of a consultant and management company thanks to my job. She's burned out on the corporate scene and just looking for something new/different/fun that she can experience while I'm working 12+/day. It's not for the money either, I make plenty.


As far as Skywest, anyone know how hard up they are on the requirement to live in domicile? Easy commute from where we're at (minus the possibility of sitting reserve).

You don't have to live in a city of their bases. Your wife can commute but sorry to say she WILL be on reserve for awhile. No flight attendant starts out at an airline without doing some reserve time. Your wife would probably have to fly in a day before a trip or reserve window in a place called a "crash pad" for a few days or some crew members sleep in the crew room at the airport before they start an assignment. She'll only be home probably 12 days per month. If you and she can live with that then I'd say go for it, but you won't see each other very much.