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Report: Flight Attendant Fired for Placing Toddler in Overhead Bin

A Virgin Blue flight attendant reportedly has been fired after the airline said he placed a woman's toddler into an overhead bin during a game of peekaboo. Natalie Williamson says she was en route from Fiji to Sydney, Australia, with her then husband and 17-month-old son, Riley, in December when a male flight attendant...

Fired Flight Attendant: 'Bad Manners' All Around

(Oct. 27) -- Former Jet Blue flight attendant Steven Slater says bad manners are to blame for the August tantrum that sent him over the edge -- and down the plane's emergency chute with a beer in hand in his celebrated "I'm not going to take it anymore" moment. "I call it the perfect storm of bad manners that created this...

Attendant in JetBlue Meltdown Pleads Guilty

(Oct. 19) --The cheers of "folk hero" have subsided and the emergency slide is re-secured in the airplane. Now JetBlue's infamous flight attendant Steven Slater -- who made arguably the most epic if not ill-advised "I quit" exit in recent memory -- has pleaded guilty to one count of felony attempted criminal mischief and...

Lady Gaga-Inspired Flight Attendants 'Just Dance'

(Oct. 7) -- Flotation devices can be found under the seat cushions. Dance parties can be found in the aisles. Flight attendants for Cebu Pacific Air have turned the preflight safety demonstration into a pop music party with a little help from Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. Instead of the standard spiel about emergency exits...

Opinion: Why the Delta Flight Double Standard?

(Sept. 28) -- The praise for the pilot was swift and universal. "Thankful Passengers hail 'Our Capt. Sully'"; "Pilot keeps his cool, gets all 64 passengers and crew aboard Delta Flight 4951 Down Safely"; and "America's Newest Hero: Capt. Jack Conroyd." The praise for the flight attendant who took control of her cabin,...

Background on flight attendant

Flight attendants or cabin crew (also known as stewards/stewardesses, air hosts/hostesses) are members of an aircrew employed by airlines primarily to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers aboard commercial flights, on select business jet aircraft, and on some military aircraft.

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