If it’s not a Boeing, I’m not going. That’s a phrase I’ve heard often over the course of my 20-plus career as a flight attendant…
What does Bill Clinton’s sex life have in common with dead people? I’ll get to that in a moment. First, a little bit about me.…
There’s a school that suspends kids for wearing deodorant,” said my 12-year-old son on the way to school one morning. “It was on a YouTube…
Initially, the Harvard Flight Attendant Health Study set out to learn how flame retardants in the home affect the endocrine system. Who better to study than…
To those who’ve been following the uniform crisis over the last year, I want to say thank you for your support. You’ll never know how…
Welcome to the club nobody wants to be a part of. That’s how we greet newbies who join our support group for American Airlines employees who’ve had reactions to toxic chemicals…
I’m a flight attendant. My job is to make sure passengers get from point A to point B as safely as possible, which is…
On Friday nights in Dallas, when I was in high school, I liked to go to free concerts in the West End. My friends…
A couple of weeks ago the New York Times published a story about cats that have hypothyroidism. A few people tweeted the link to me. One…
Dear Ms. Surdek, My name is Heather Poole, but you probably know me better as employee 447110. I’ve been a flight attendant with American for…
After President Bill Clinton stated, “I did not have sexual relations with that woman” the world focused on two words, “sexual relations” and what…
Dear Kerry Philipovitch: I’ve been a flight attendant for over 21 years. I’ve loved my job so much that I wrote a bestselling book about it,…
Flight attendants never forget the first time they see themselves in uniform. It’s one of the most exciting moments of their career, even when the…
You’re at the airport. Your flight is cancelled. Nobody knows why. The only answer you’ve been given is totally lacking in information and, based on…
“Have you seen what I have to wear?” a first officer said when she overheard me talking about American Airlines‘ new uniforms. “A scarf,” she hissed.…
Airlines take their reputation seriously. There are strict rules about what flight attendants like myself can and can’t do while in uniform. When I first…
“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…
In a magazine I read years ago, a bigwig working for an international Asian carrier was quoted stating, “Passengers wouldn’t dare yell at a flight…
Dear Project Runway Producers, Have I got a challenge for you! With the premiere of the new television show Pan Am airing September 25th on…
Why don’t all pilots wear pink blazers and gold disco stripes down the front of their trousers? I spotted this Barbie uniform set at Target yesterday. Unfortunately I…