Becoming a Flight Attendant
Flight attendants represent one of the largest job categories in the airline industry. Airlines in the US currently employ approximately 86,000 flight attendants and hire almost 8,000 more each year. The minimum hiring requirements for becoming a flight attendant are High School Diploma or GED and at least 18 years of age. However, to get hired you need poise, a strong presentation, and the ability to connect with people. You need to be dressed properly using specific grooming techniques, and you need to portray confidence. Ninety-six percent of people that apply to become a flight attendant without our training don't get a second interview!
What does it take to become a Flight Attendant:
- Saftey Consciousness
- Flexibility
- Adaptability to Lifestyle Change
- Customer Service Skills
- Assertiveness
- Engery
- Ability to Multi Task
After being hired, you then need to pass airlines' rigorous specific training; one out of three people do not pass without our training. Our training will teach you how to get hired and pass their requirements. We do it all the time - see our recently placed graduates! The Travel Academy works with all the airlines and knows when and where they are hiring. We will work with you until you are hired!
Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Become a Flight Attendant
Training for Successfully Becoming a Flight Attendant
The primary purpose of a flight attendant is safety, and at The Travel Academy, airplane safety procedures will be routine to you before you even apply for a flight attendant job. From reviewing emergency procedures and fastening seatbelts to correctly stowing bags and making the flight pleasant for passengers, The Travel Academy will educate you in all areas of becoming a flight attendant. In addition to developing your customer service skills, The Travel Academy will train you in these specific areas that will give you an advantage to becoming a flight attendant:
- Airport codes
- Aircraft configurations
- Airline terminology
- National and International geography
- Daylight Savings - 24 Hour Clock - Airline Call Letters
- First Aid/CPR review
- Emergency Procedures/Plane Evacuation review
- FAR's Federal Aviation Regulations
- What to expect during and after formal flight attendant training
- Resume writing and interviewing tips
- Airline Open house review and questions
- Getting your Job as a Flight Attendant
While our training gives you a tremendous advantage to becoming a flight attendant, we know you won't get anywhere without an interview. At The Travel Academy, we know when the airlines are hiring and where they interview. In addition many times airlines come right to our school to interview and hire. Once you are ¾ of the way through your training you will be working closely with our placement department and applying for actual flight attendant jobs. Many of our students are placed before they graduate. Our name recognition and reputation speaks highly in the travel industry our students are in high demand. All you need to do is follow our direction, work hard and apply.
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