If you think long distance dating is difficult, try being married to an airline employee. It ain't easy. Because working for an airline is not just a job, it's a lifestyle, a very unusual one. Even now, seven years later, my husband, a man who travels more often than I do, ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Galley Gossip: The Bachelor - airline employees, spouses & why Vienna is perfect for Jake
If you think long distance dating is difficult, try being married to an airline employee. It ain't easy. Because working for an airline is not just a job, it's a lifestyle, a very unusual one. Even now, seven years later, my husband, a man who travels more often than I do, ...Galley Gossip: The Bachelor - pilots, fashion & a few pilot fashion tips
Women love pilots. What's not to like? Even men have a thing for pilots. Think Brad Pitt. He fell in love with one. The word itself conjures up images of Richard Gere (Officer and a Gentleman), Tom Cruise (Top Gun), Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator), Andy Garcia (When a Man ...Galley Gossip: Special requests, two cubes of ice & a man's pair of pants
Dear Heather,
So the other day I was on a flight from Boston to San Francisco and I thought you might get a kick out of the following conversation that took place between the flight attendant working in first class and the passenger sitting beside me...
FLIGHT ...Galley Gossip: 5 ways flight attendants handle difficult passengers
Flight attendants deal with unruly passengers all the time. How we handle a problem passenger depends on the situation. Most of the time a few simple techniques can be used to diffuse a situation, but I'll get to that in a moment. Because sometimes, every once in awhile, we ...Galley Gossip: How to prepare for a flight attendant interview
Dear Heather,
I'm interested in becoming a flight attendant. I was wondering if you could give me a little advice as to what to expect in an interview, how should I prepare for it, etc. I would really appreciate it.
Donna
Dear Donna,
Whatever you do, do ...Galley Gossip: Interview with musician Josh Wilson (The Hey, Jude Newark Airport guy)
On January 3rd, 2010, there was a security breach at Newark Liberty International Airport. As a result, all passengers in the secure area were required to clear the concourse and pass through security checkpoints a second time. This process took almost six hours. While most ...Galley Gossip: Lawyer wants to become a flight attendant
Dear Heather,
I am an attorney, but I stopped working to go back to school for a tax-law post graduate degree and learned so much in school about flight attendants - weird right? Well it's not really that weird because my professor used to work as a tax lawyer for an ...Galley Gossip: 10 signs there's a newbie in first class
1. PHONES HOME - As soon as the first class virgin settles into the big, comfy, leather chair, they immediately begin to phone everyone they know during boarding to share exactly where they are, and they do so in a very loud voice as they recline the seat all the way back, ...Galley Gossip: A flight attendant responds to Senator Schumer's outburst
No one likes to be told what to do.
After the announcement had been made to turn off and stow all electronic devices, a flight attendant noticed Senator Schumer still chatting away on his cell phone and asked him to turn it off. He complied, but not without a fight. He ...Galley Gossip: The first class / orange juice passenger responds to what happened in flight
My Galley Gossip post, a flight attendant responds to the first class orange juice debacle, created quite a flurry of comments from people venting their frustrations out on flight attendants. Many readers accused me of defending Helen, the flight attendant mentioned in the ...Galley Gossip: A flight attendant responds to the first class orange juice debacle
If you haven't already heard, there was some sort of debacle involving a flight attendant and a glass of orange juice on an American Airlines flight recently. I read about the story first on the Consumerist web site. Wait, take that back, I tried to read the article but ...Galley Gossip: 10 gifts for flight attendants (and frequent fliers)
Dear Santa,
All I want for Christmas is job security, being able to hold my first bid, two weeks vacation, a raise, longer layovers, more wide-body flying, faster flying times, grateful and polite passengers with a sense of humor, more ferry flights, a cockpit that ...Galley Gossip: Airline seniority, bidding & working undesirable trips
Dear Heather,
Since when do you have Oklahoma City layovers? Heather, Heather, Heather......I've always envisioned you as A View From The Top, Transcon, 767, New York to LA Princess. It's really hard for me to picture you on a Super80 Oklahoma City two-day. What gives?
...Galley Gossip - Miss Oklahoma, Pop Rocks, a ripped skirt & other strange things on planes
Obviously the best thing about being a flight attendant is being able to travel at a moments notice, as long as there's an open seat available on the flight. The second best thing about being a flight attendant has got to be all those days off! The third best thing about ...Galley Gossip: 5 tips for getting through airport security quickly
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With Thanksgiving fast approaching and Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year's following right behind it, more people than ever ...Galley Gossip: Enforcing rules in flight!
Hi Heather,
I listened to your Frommers podcast recently and found it very funny. I especially liked your comments about people's attitudes to flying and the bit about control freaks. It made me realize what I've suspected for some time which is that I am a control freak, ...Galley Gossip: Advice for the employees of US Airways
Heather,
Yesterday the flight attendants got terrible news at US Airways. THREE base closures. Mine included. In all these years, I've never commuted. And now, gone early next year: BOS, LGA and LAS. We got the news in the crew room. Some of the senior girls started ...Galley Gossip: A memorable flight for a first time flier
I knew something was up when an attractive woman wearing a fur vest walked to the back of the airplane during boarding and pulled my coworker aside on a flight from Dallas to New York. I couldn't really make out what they were saying as I set up the galley, shoving snacks in ...Galley Gossip: Laviators - the best of the best contest!
Last week a producer from ABC Nightline News contacted me about doing a story on the laviators - THE LAVIATORS! I know, it's weird, I can't believe it myself. But one of their corespondents actually happened across my blog after surfing around Youtube where they found ...Galley Gossip: Can an average Joe date a flight attendant?
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Hi my Name is Mark and I've wanted to date flight attendants for years, but like a lot of guys I don't get the chance to chat ...
