Heather Poole

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  • How to pick up a flight attendant

    My friend (and fellow coworker) Grace sent me this hilarious video – How to pick up a flight attendant. If you’re a flight attendant, you’ve probably already seen this, if not…enjoy

  • The art of maintaining service (when service is the last thing on the mind)

    Sitting on the jump-seat in the back of coach, working a flight from New York to Los Angeles aboard a 767, I turned to Stephanie, my coworker, and sighed. “I have to tell you, I was getting a little nervous there for a minute.” “I know,” Stephanie laughed, even though…

  • Working the red-eye…

  • Jumpseat book of the month: LOLITA

    There’s only word to describe the book about one man’s obsession with a young girl, written by Vladimir Nabokov, and that is simply AMAZING. I’m not kidding. I couldn’t wait for the beverage service to end so I could see what was going to happen next. Sure the subject matter…

  • I’m Back!

    If you’re wondering where I’ve been…. Day 1: Los Angeles to New Yrok Day 2: New York to Las Vegas Day 3: Las Vegas to New York Day 4: New York to Los Angeles Day 5: Los Angeles to New York to Los Angeles. Needless to say, I’m tired, real…

  • My Next Vacation

    Though I have no idea when it will actually happen, I can’t decide where to travel on my next big vacation… GreeceHong KongCroatiaDubai That’s been my list of dream places to go for the last few years. But now I’ve got a new place to add to the list, a…

  • Life of a Flight Attendant…

    I’m still not sure why they didn’t contact me, a real life flight attendant, not a journalist posing as a flight attendant, but in case you missed this here’s something I found online from the New York Times today… http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/09/14/travel/0914-AIR_9.html

  • WANTED: Flight Attendants!

    Looks like Emirates isn’t the only airline hiring…from the ExpressJet website: We are currently accepting resumes for Flight Attendants. Flight Attendants are responsible for ensuring the safety and comfort of ExpressJet customers. The FAA requires flight attendants to be on board for only one reason: passenger safety. The regional jets…

  • Passenger of the month – THE HUSBAND

    I’ve been writing about him for awhile now, so here’s your chance to meet THE HUSBAND, my husband, a passenger I actually met while working from Los Angeles to New York seven years ago. Name? The Husband Miles flown this year? 110,000 Last flight? Aug 28 Flying Pet Peeve #…

  • Reclaiming the Sky

    We’ve all heard about the firemen, those brave men who ran into the burning towers and lost their lives, but what about the flight attendants? If you’re a flight attendant, I’m sure, at some point, you’ve wondered why no one has addressed those brave men and women who lost their…