Heather Poole

  • Cruising Attitude has landed in KUWAIT!

  • The Rick Lake Show

    Guess who got invited to be on the Ricki Lake show! That’s right, ME. Guess whose studio audience received a copy of my book, Cruising Attitude. That’s right, Ricki’s! I had a fantastic time. It was by far the most fun television interview / book promotion I’ve done to date.…

  • Virgin Australia flight attendant shows off her Cruising Attitude!

      Tell me my book isn’t living the life!  The Great Reef Barrier…  

  • The company name is irrelevant…

    I’m always asked, “which airline do you work for?” whenever I’m being interviewed.  As if the answer is going to give people a better understanding of why I wrote the book, Cruising Attitude, or why I feel the way I do about flying or travel in general. “One of the…

  • Why children are annoying on airplanes

    This post originally appeared on Businessweek.com  … Low-cost Malaysian airline AirAsia (AIRA:MK) has finally done what many disgruntled passengers have long hoped for: It has banned children from sections of some airplanes. Starting in February, the first seven economy rows on its long-haul AirAsia X flights will be designated as the “quiet…

  • Proof that first class travel isn’t what it used to be….

    Photo courtesy of Elyse Pasquale / Foodie International

  • Air Force Reservist / Airline Pilot shows off his Cruising Attitude

    Heather,  Just finished reading your book Cruising Attitude and loved it! Flight attendants are the true heroes of our industry! I have been a pilot in the airlines for 13 years (seven years at a commuter and six at a Dallas based LUV company) and your stories ring true from…

  • ANALYZE THIS: A flight attendant nightmare

    The other night I had The Dream, the same one I always have, the never-ending beverage service dream. Only this time I wasn’t just pouring Diet Cokes. This time there was something strange inside the drawer of ice: my crocheted purse. The ice was melting quickly. From time to time…

  • Travel Shoe Review: Tieks by Gavrieli

    Cute. Comfortable. Collapsible. Packable. What more can a traveler ask for in a shoe? It’s strange how much I adore these shoes, simply because I’ve never been a ballet flat kind of girl. It’s not that I don’t like ballet flats, it’s just I don’t normally like the way they…

  • Little airplane movie…

    Created using the artwork from my book, Cruising Attitude (German Edition)