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I’m starting a new post series! I get a lot of questions about when, how, and why I started flying and since I kept journals for most of my life, I thought I would share excerpts from the beginning of my career. Each week I will add a few more entries and take you through […]

This weeks Crew Brief is with one of my favorite Flight Attendant Bloggers, Airboy/Sodwee also known as Ben. Ben flies for Emirates Airline, based in Dubai, he is traveling the world and having a blast. If you frequent his blog, Airboy, you know this and if you don’t head over and check it out, his […]

This weeks great question comes from Gary another friend over at Twitter/winter717. Gary’s question, although I could have answered, “Yes!” to it, is better left to the expertise of an Airline Pilot. I am lucky enough to know a few pilots and we have a wonderful guest this week, Air Canada’s Captain Doug Morris who […]

Dear Mark’s Buddy, In a word NO! Wow is the body even cold yet? Here is a question for you, “Are you willing to pay my salary, health insurance, disability insurance, contribute to my retirement (that won’t cost you much), and somehow find flight benefits for me and my entire family? Because, that’s what I […]

This letter is real! I just received this letter from someone who found me on Face Book. I will answer his question in a post tonight but first I would love your thoughts on this: “We don’t know each other yet but I noticed that you are a flight attendant.I have a quick question for […]

(As copied from the “Telegraph.Co.UK”….my picture from the Houston Zoo;-) We present 20 of the most ridiculous complaints made by holidaymakers to their travel agent, taken from research by Thomas Cook and ABTA: A tourist at a top African game lodge overlooking a waterhole, who spotted a visibly aroused elephant, complained that the sight of […]

Greg,(click here for more Greg) a fellow crew member and friend introduced me to Deb Calimano. Deb is a Flight Attendant who is responsible for a new memorial honoring the 33 Crew Members who lost their lives on September 11. There will be a special dedication this year at Eagle Rock in NJ.I asked Deb […]

I am really excited about the newest edition to “The Flying Pinto”….Crew Briefings! I had a great response to my first Brief with Brad. Flight Attendants are interesting people. They are independent, adventurers, who thrive on change and really enjoy people. I know the airlines get a bad rap these days but I still find […]

Here is the resource we’ve been waiting for! Nonrevcheckin.com allows you to check passenger seat availability for almost any flight world wide! Is this GREAT or what? nonrevcheckin also: sends you alert messages about your flight and back up flight information has a ZED fare calculator travel discount information on car rentals, hotels, and cruises […]

This weeks question comes from, FlyersView…another friend over at Twitter: “What would you do if a passenger is snoring loudly?” FP: Now here is a pet peeve! I have to listen to this at home…LOL…I can’t listen to this on the airplane too! And, God forbid you’re next to my husband who’s sitting in his […]