Tag: cruising attitude
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Once a Flight Attendant, Always a Flight Attendant
Once a flight attendant, always a flight attendant. It’s like the Marines. That might sound crazy to some people. It’s true though. Only another flight attendant can truly understand what the job is like. It doesn’t matter which airline we work for, we all have the same experiences. At times,…
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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…
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The Paul Harris Show: Flight Attendants, Crashpads, Delays, THE MILE HIGH CLUB
This interview originally appeared on The Paul Harris Show I predict this will be one of my most-downloaded interviews. It was certainly a lot of fun for me. On my America Weekend show, I talked with Heather Poole, who has been a flight attendant for major airlines for 15 years and…
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Bad passengers, best pick up lines, my last flight…
This interview originally appeared on Societe Perrier What led to your foray as a flight attendant? Was it always the plan or was there a moment that led to the leap? My mother always wanted to be a flight attendant. Whenever anything went wrong in my life, she’d suggest I…
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Flight attendant confessions video
Ever wonder what your flight attendant really thinks of you? What they’d tell you if they had the nerve? Or weren’t afraid of being fired? What deep, dark secrets would they reveal about their jobs? There are 17 Things your flight attendant won’t tell you. No more. No less. And…
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Books, books & more books giveaway!
**THIS CONTEST IS OVER** Since it’s that time of year, Harper Collins and I have teamed up to do a book giveaway. Seriously what traveler can’t use a new book? What if I told you I had a box of 11! And one MIGHT be an autographed copy of…
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Flight attendants: The good, the bad, and the not so ugly world of flying
The Azumano Travel Show, a weekend travel radio show on KPAM out of Portland, Oregon, had me on the air last week to discuss my book, Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama and Crazy Passengers at 35,000 feet – and what’s it’s like, really like to be a flight attendant.…
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Do you have what it takes to become a flight attendant?
Hi Heather, I read your book en route to a recent flight attendant interview with United, and I ‘landed’ the job! I will recommend your book to all the other recent hires in my upcoming training class. Thanks for the insight, inspiration and humor. I cannot wait to embark on this newest…
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