Nord 262 has a roof hatch in the passenger cabin for ditching evacuation. There was like a velcro cover to remove, then a rope ladder dropped down.
One of the many odd features of one of the strangest planes I ever got checked out on as a flight attendant.
Any time I've been in the TSA line and something "suspicious" is seen in a bag, the bag gets "separated" to the TSA side of the conveyer belt and becomes inaccessable to the passengers until TSA figures out what's going on. Has even happened to me when I've accidentally left a bo...
Jump to postI was a contract flight attendant in the late 80s and early 90s. I worked for Westates twice: Once on about a 5 month contract out west (the planes lived in OAK) that was in the spring and summer of 1989. We did all kinds of charter flying, including some agreemen with Japan Air Lines where JAL pax ...
Jump to postDoesn’t look like the greatest of conditions to evacuate from the wing exits. That one guy appears to have slipped and fallen right on his ass. I've been a flight attendant, manager, and cabin safety training instructor for the better part of 30 years. I've always thought that it should be a regula...
Jump to posthttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQVEDT7WAAAUbJI?format=jpg&name=360x360 https://twitter.com/journodannyaero/status/1226466990576951297?s=21 Doesn’t look like the greatest of conditions to evacuate from the wing exits. That one guy appears to have slipped and fallen right on his ass. I've been a fli...
Jump to postWhile of course it's true that people have disagreements, that life is complicated, and that tempers can flare in any work environment, I am surprised to see so many comments normalizing this alleged incident. I have been a flight attendant, manager, and training instructor in both charter and sched...
Jump to postWhatever happened to Legacy Airways that was flying SF340 out of there?
Jump to postNot to minimize the seriousness of the flight attendant's alcohol infraction, but to say she endangered the lives of the passengers on an 84-mile regional airline flight that perhaps reached 10,000-feet is hyperbole. Did the passengers aboard that Air Wisconsin CRJ-200 really believe this woman wou...
Jump to postEarly 767's had the disarm lever above a window seat and it was exposed. At the gate, a grandmother got up from her seat and used it as a grab handle. Popped the slide and cost about $10K (1984 dollars) if I recall correctly.. Happened several times until a service cover was installed. Later models...
Jump to postI was a flight attendant at Reno Air mid 90s. Once we had one pax SJC-SAN 0600 departure. Of course we put him in FC and we all had a lot of fun with it.
Jump to postRe the seating configuration and flight attendant staffing: This aircraft was certificated as a 2-flight attendant aircraft. If they intend to reduce the seating capacity and ALSO reduce the flight attendant complement, they will need to re-certify it as a one flight attendant operation. Probably in...
Jump to postI flew for a series of small-potatoes charter companies in the 80s and 90s and there were a couple that did this. 4BR 2BA setups if I remember correctly for a 3-4 crewmember airplane. It was always clean but we certainly didn't clean it ourselves. There was always a crew car available for our use to...
Jump to postIf the plane is crashing during takeoff/landing when the FA's are strapped in, the pilots are the only ones with the ability to do anything. Incorrect. This is the exact scenario where flight attendants do the job they are trained for as required crewmembers. They would shout brace commands, assess...
Jump to postFor anyone who is seriously interested in the silent review as a safety policy, an academic presentation was published by the esteemed Flight Safety Foundation. It includes the reasons for silent review, examples of items covered, and empirical evidence of its effectiveness in actual aircraft emerge...
Jump to postIf the plane is crashing during takeoff/landing when the FA's are strapped in, the pilots are the only ones with the ability to do anything. Incorrect. This is the exact scenario where flight attendants do the job they are trained for as required crewmembers. They would shout brace commands, assess...
Jump to postI gather there was supposed to be a picture or some other information with the OP that references a flight attendant somehow distracted while on duty. (?) Flight Attendants around the world are trained to conduct a review of emergency procedures while in the jumpseat for takeoff and landing. As has ...
Jump to postAlso, the Hotel iron point is moot. Pretty much always, crews get free dry cleaning/steam pressing from Hotels they stay at. It’s usually set up in the contracts they have at the hotels. Most are just too lazy to take advantage of it and/or make the extra trip down to the lobby, after changing, to ...
Jump to postI started flying in the 1980s. While it was far from the "glamour days of aviation", it was still very nice. We served a choice of hot meals in coach, gave complementary wine with dinner, and did two rounds of coffee/tea/liqueurs (still in coach). First class was even better, and before yo...
Jump to postThat things like this happen is only a shock or surprise to those that have never worked within the aviation "security theater" apparatus.
Jump to postI worked at Reno Air in the mid-90s and we flew there from SJC and (I think) SFO. Maybe So Cal too? Been a long time but I'm sure we went in there with the MD. QQ only ever did LAX-TVL. There was a short lived airline called Tahoe Air that did SJC-TVL with 737-200s. PSA and Air California supposedl...
Jump to postI worked at Reno Air in the mid-90s and we flew there from SJC and (I think) SFO. Maybe So Cal too? Been a long time but I'm sure we went in there with the MD.
Jump to postI did not see any overwing slides deployed. Is that a design feature of the MD-90 and are you expected to drop off the rear of the wing? If that is the case, then I can see why passengers are huddled atop the wing. No offwing slides on this aircraft. Passengers are to slide off the back of the wing...
Jump to postI actually had a passenger say to me, that when he was asked to move from the exit row due to his leg being in a cast, I was harrasing him because he was gay. I ignored the accusation and said that he will have to sit somewhere else and the exit row premium he paid would be refunded. I'm a retired ...
Jump to post[/quote]That "all-white MD80" might have been from a charter operator I think was called "Av Atlantique"; I wound up on one of their flights from PVR back in the late 80's. I tried to Google that name, but didn't find anything; maybe someone can help.[/quote] It was AvAtlantic an...
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