Heather Poole

  • iPads on Planes: Be Careful What You Wish For

    iPads on Planes: Be Careful What You Wish For, by William J McGee, originally appeared on Time.com September 27, 2013.   A partial lifting of the ban will encourage use of all electronics in airline cabins, from the moment boarding begins. And while some scientists may be O.K. with tablets and readers rather…

  • Should you tip your flight attendant?

    Should you tip your flight attendant, by A. Pawlowski, originally appeared on the NBCNewsTravel.com and Today.com website September 24, 2013. Here’s what I had to say…   Heather Poole, a veteran flight attendant for a major U.S. carrier, said it doesn’t happen often, but she has been tipped on flights. …

  • Flying the less-friendly skies

    My first Op-Ed. Los Angeles Times, A25. They changed the title from “flying the less-friendly skies” to “Turn off your cell phone means turn it off” in the paper. I liked the original one better. It’s more in the spirit of the piece.  And yeah, the handcuffs got cut out. …

  • Taking care of other people’s kids in flight

    Long ago I was on a flight from Chicago to Boston via New York when a weary woman with an active baby sat next to me. Having much experience babysitting, I was used to babies and thought I might be called upon to smile, wave and cheer up a crying…

  • Where Bloggers Blog

    I took this photo for Karen Walrond who’s putting together the Tumblr series Where Bloggers Blog.  That’s my desk.  And that’s my cat.  His name is Gatsby.  Sometimes I call him Richard Parker after the tiger in the movie Life of Pi.  Which reminds me, I recently wrote about Richard…

  • PHOTO OF THE DAY: Where’s the adult-free zone?

  • Flight attendant details life in the sky in best-selling book

    Flight attendant details life in the sky in best-selling book by Brian Summers originally appeared in the Daily Breeze on August 6, 2013.  Heather Poole will not soon forget the underwear incident. It was three years ago, when a New York Times photographer visited her home. Poole is a flight…

  • Bribing passengers to switch seats

    Bribing among airline passengers reaches new heights, as seat choices get scarce, by Dave Seminar, originally appeared on FoxNews.com July 31, 2013.  NOTE: I’ve been flying for 17 years and I’ve only seen this happen once.  To be honest I’m surprised it doesn’t happen more often!  Currently, if onboard disputes…

  • Crew Corner: Gap Modern Boot Pants

    “Work” pants from The Gap FINALLY arrived on my doorstep last week.  Took long enough.  Three weeks to be exact.  They’re Modern Boot cut ($59.95)  and  fit so well I’m thinking about purchasing another pair in black.   Unfortunately Navy is only available online. FAQ’s Q:  Do those work at every…

  • Photo of the day: You can take the boy out of economy, but not economy out of the boy

    Photo Credit: Steven Frischling Caption credit: Stefan Paetow