“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. She may have used the f-word. “Pilots don’t wear scarves, we wear ties. TIES!” Got it? They wear ties. Not long ago I wrote about how all anyone really needs is…
Read more Flight attendant uniforms are about more than just style
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 started flying 18 years ago, I was told I couldn’t eat, drink or chew gum while walking through the airport terminal. (I have no idea if that rule still applies…
Read more Crew Life, Mile-High Selfies and Our Lasting Obsession With Flight Attendants
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 attendant wearing a dress.” It felt like a snide remark directed toward flight attendants in the United States who prefer to wear pants. Instead, it just demonstrated that he hadn’t…
Read more Even flight attendants deserve the right to choose pants!
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 ABC, there’s been a lot of talk about airlines in the news lately. One can’t help but compare stewardesses of yesterday to flight attendants today, and yet the job rarely…
Read more A letter to the producers of Project Runway regarding flight attendant uniforms
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 can’t find it on their website today. But I did find it on Amazon.com – listed for a whopping (are you ready for this….) $68.99!! This after clicking the Amazon link listed on Bizrate.com that has it priced at $21.22. Visit your local Target…
An excerpt of chapter 7 – (the first of many drafts!)…. It’s important for flight attendants to find doctors who understand what our job entails. For instance, we don’t just roll our bags gate to gate and onto the plane. We lift eighty pounds over our heads and into the overhead bins each and every flight anywhere up to…
