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Amazing Yoga Feat: Flight Attendant Shuts Overhead Bins With Her Feet

by Gary Leff on May 23, 2022

May 23 2022

Flight attendants sometimes engage in hijinks when there aren’t any passengers around. Sometimes that gets them in trouble, like when an airline decides that viral videos of crew inside of overhead bins shouldn’t circulate or when the photos are too provocative.

And other times the stunts they pull become instant sensations because of the skill and daring they display, like this Virgin Australia crewmember whose gymnastics and yoga gets put to use closing overhead bins. Upside down. With her feet. While maintaining perfect style and grace – and her uniform.

Flight Attendant Paid $250,000 Over Elon Musk Sexual Harassment Claims

by Gary Leff on May 20, 2022

May 20 2022

A flight attendant accused Elon Musk of sexual harassment while working on contract for SpaceX corporate jets in 2016. She was paid a $250,000 settlement two years later over accusations that Musk, after she had become a licensed masseuse, sought sex during an inflight massage on a trip to London and offered to buy her a horse.

Airline Employees Still Wearing “Let’s Go Brandon” Pins

by Gary Leff on May 18, 2022

May 18 2022

More than bringing politics into the aircraft cabin, the problem here is that Let’s Go Brandon has simply become derivative. It’s so 2021. Wearing a Let’s Go Brandon pin isn’t just a juvenile way to express yourself, it’s a way of saying I’m 8 months behind the meme.

Truly Caring Moment From A Flight Attendant

by Gary Leff on May 10, 2022

May 10 2022

We hear about stories of passengers beating up flight attendants, flight attendants having disputes with their airline or union, and flight attendants scolding customers. Maybe they’re kicking off passengers for their attire or – for much of the pandemic – over mask violations.

Most of the time, though, interactions between customers and cabin crew are genuine and human. We just don’t hear about it.

The Passengers On This Southwest Flight Decorated The Plane To Celebrate A Crewmember’s Retirement

by Gary Leff on April 27, 2022

Apr 27 2022

On Monday passengers got into the act, joining other crewmembers, in making a Southwest Airlines flight attendant’s last trip before retirement special.

On the last flight this crewmember was scheduled to work, the “other flight attendants had her hide and literally everyone on the plane helped decorate” the aircraft to celebrate while she wasn’t looking.

Help Out A Cancer-Stricken 27 Year Old Flight Attendant

by Gary Leff on February 17, 2022

Feb 17 2022

27 year old Miami-based American Airlines flight attendant Tori Panopoulos has breast cancer and is scheduled for a double mastectomy on March 1. She has a GoFundMe and is looking to raise $10,000 because of the time she’ll need to take off for treatment.

Emergency Landing After American Airlines Crewmember Hit Erratic Passenger With Coffee Pot

by Gary Leff on February 13, 2022

Feb 13 2022

American Airlines flight 1775 from Los Angeles to Washington National diverted to Kansas City after an “erratic” passenger tried to open the aircraft door during the flight. Passengers assisted cabin crew in subduing the man. One flight attendant hit him with a coffee pot, causing him to bleed, while passengers held him.

United Confirms It Fired Two Union Leaders For Retaliating Against Flight Attendant Snitch

by Gary Leff on February 11, 2022

Feb 11 2022

When you work in a union shop, ratting out your colleagues usually doesn’t end well for you. That was a lesson the union leaders tried to teach this flight attendant, it seems. They lost their job. But life probably is still going to be rough for the flight attendant who reported them.

After Kicking Off Maskless 2 Year Old, American Flight Attendant Threatens Complaining Passenger

by Gary Leff on January 22, 2022

Jan 22 2022

On Wednesday’s American Airlines flight AA3573 from Key West to Miami, passengers missed connections after a 40 minute delay caused by a flight attendant kicking off a mother and her crying two year old who wouldn’t keep their mask on.

The whole planeload of passengers was offloaded, and when another passenger expressed frustration the flight attendant threatened to have her kicked off too for ‘smelling like alcohol’. On a 7 a.m. flight. Where both that passenger and flight attendant were wearing masks. The American Airlines slogan is caring for people on life’s journey.

United Airlines Forces Out Flight Attendant For Her TikToks

by Gary Leff on January 4, 2022

Jan 04 2022

United Airlines has forced out flight attendant Arina Bloom for her TikTok videos. She reports that someone “made an anonymous complaint” about her, and though United had previously commented positively on her online presence it became a liability.