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v • d • e This article is within the scope of WikiProject Travel and Tourism , a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of travel and tourism related articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Isn't "stewardess" British English and "flight attendant" American? --Menchi 14:33 29 Jun 2003 (UTC)
They used to be called stewardesses in America. In the '70s it was decided to adopt a gender-neutral term and they became "flight attendants", but many Americans who learned the term before that time still call them stewardesses. I've never heard anyone call a male in that line of work a steward, although certainly that term has long been used for their counterparts aboard passenger ships. What they call them in Britain I cannot say. Michael Hardy 00:17, 15 Aug 2003 (UTC)
No, it's not BE vs AE, although it seems the term has been dying a slower death in Britain. It was still oficially used by British Airways until about 10 years ago (insiders please correct me), and for example Virgin Trains introduced "stewardess service" in 1998 or so. It seems there are still a lot of people on both sides of the Atlantic who don't think (or realize, if you prefer) the term is sexist or obsolete. --ProhibitOnions 04:51, 2005 Jun 22 (UTC)
I think they also use Cabin Crew. The Missing Piece 11:05, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
relation to biology
what's the relation of biology to a flight attendant? or how's the knowledge about biology applied in this kind of job?
Question about NLRB ruling
Somebody asked this inline in the article: "When did that ruling happen?" Samaritan 06:46, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
I'm Kristin, fly me?
OK, what airline was it? I recall the tagline, too; unless you can name the line, perhaps it should be removed... Trekphiler 12:32, 2 December 2005 (UTC) The Airline was National Airlines, which was later bought/merged into Pan Am.
Answer
National Airlines--24.234.90.226 (talk) 21:06, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Coining of word "stewardess"
I'm afraid the word "stewardess" predates flight by many years. Female stewards aboard liners were called stewardesses before Ellen Church was born. The RMS Titanic had at least twenty stewardesses who were called such. They're even referred to as such in Archibald Gracie's 1912 book "The Truth about the Titanic". -- Charlene 18:49, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
Time of training
I have a concern about the Training information... The text says it takes about 6 weeks. I believe it is in the US, but the time it takes depends a lot on the country we are.
I am a flight attendant myself, and where I live (Brazil), we must accomplish a 4 months course, pass a written exam, to start sending resumés. After hired, we have a 2 month training in the company. So in here it is 6 months training. (Not counting the training inflight)
I think we should change the text to be more "world wide correct". Marlon Braga 15:40, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
there is no standard for how long the training needs to be in the us. just what information needs to be taught and how many hours need to be spent. for southwest, i trained for 4 weeks and 2 days. its longer for different airlines
No more stewardesses?
The article says flight attendants are 'formerly known as stewardesses', not 'also known as'. Is the word 'stewardess' no longer English then? Surely people use it a lot, so shouldn't it be 'also known as'? Is this political correctness? In that case some reason why 'stewardess' should not be used may follow. But as it stands it isn't correct, is it? DirkvdM 06:55, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
As a former "Stewardess" and "Stewardess Instructor" for a major airline, I can definitively say that when men were originally hired for inflight service on domestic (contiguous USA) routes in the early 1970's they were called "Stewards"....I know this because I personally trained the first domestic "Stewards" for one of the three major airlines. The change to "Flight Attendant" actually had nothing to do with any politically correct issues, but rather for economy in speaking and writing about the inflight crew (i.e. "flight attendants" vs. "stewardesses and Stewards"). I will continue to address other issues regarding this topic as my time permits. 98.217.252.93 (talk) 03:17, 2 July 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.217.252.93 (talk) 03:04, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
Why I removed the 9/11 attendants
I removed the two flight attendants who were on duty during 9/11 because they didn't do anything notable and just happened to be on the unlucky flights.The Little Internet Kitty 00:14, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
Waiters/Waitresses or emergency workers
The article seems to imply that the hospitality role of cabin crew is secondary to their emergency role, which seems the wrong way round to me. Petecarney 23:00, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
You would be wrong, safety is always our #1 priority, even if you see the customer service role more often. In the US the FAA requires flight attendant for safety reasons only. 72.198.110.131 20:30, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
Offensiveness/POV of "Stewardess"
Something that has not been addressed in this article is that the term "flight attendant" was coined not only to apply to male flight attendants, but also because many female flight attendants found the term "stewardess" to be reminiscent of the era when discrimination based on physical attractiveness ruled airline hiring policies. As a result, many female flight attendants today find this term demeaning and offensive. I don't know what support there is for this, but I know many people in the industry who have this view. I didn't include it because from me, it would be original research, but someone should track this down. OcciMoron 21:11, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
The change to "Flight Attendant" actually had nothing to do with any politically correct issues, but rather for economy in speaking and writing about the inflight crew (i.e. "flight attendants" vs. "stewardesses and Stewards"). I will continue to address other issues regarding this topic as my time permits. 98.217.252.93 (talk) 03:18, 2 July 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.217.252.93 (talk) 03:09, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
POV
This article reads like an ad.
"employed by airlines to ensure the safety and comfort of the passengers aboard commercial flights as well as on select business jet aircraft"
"They are often tasked with the secondary function of seeing to the care and comfort of the passengers, insofar as this does not interfere with their safety responsibilities. They are often perceived by the flying public as waiting staff or servants because there is not a full understanding of the career, the majority of their regular and rare duties are safety related and are the priority above customer service."
"Prior to landing all loose items, trays and garbage must be collected and secured along with service and galley equipment. All hot liquids must be disposed of. A final crosscheck must then be completed prior to landing. They must remain aware as the majority of mechanical emergencies occur during takeoff and landing. Upon landing, flight attendants must remain stationed at exits and monitor the airplane and cabin as passengers disembark the plane. They also assist any special needs passengers and small children off the airplane and escort children, while following the proper paperwork and ID process to escort them to the designated person picking them up."
"They then must do a safety demonstration or monitor passengers as they watch a safety video demonstrating the safety features of the aircraft. They then must "secure the cabin" ensuring tray tables are stowed, seats are in their upright positions, armrests down and carry ons stowed correctly and seatbelts fastened prior to takeoff."
"The main and always primary duty of a flight attendant is for safety"
etc.
Just because an article dosen't follow your POV doesn't mean it's not NPOV.--Ipatrol (talk) 22:05, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
How many?
How many flight attendants are needed according to safety regulations, depending on number of passengers? Someone could write that in the article. --217.209.224.39 (talk) 11:17, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
What if one flight attend
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