by Kiki Ward
Job hotline numbers Melbourne (03) 9285 3001 Sydney (02)
Requirements: Minimum age is eighteen. Minimum height is 163cm. Maximum height is 183cm. Australian permanent residency is required.
Virgin Atlantic Airways www.virgin-atlantic.com
Virgin Atlantic Airways Attn: Human Resources 747 Belden Avenue Norwalk, CT
Mail resume and cover letter to address listed. You may also fax your resume to: (203) 750-6460.
Requirements: Minimum age is nineteen, maximum age is thirty. Minimum height is 5’2. Must be able to swim. Must have GCSE or equivalent.
About the author Kiki Ward
I was very fortunate to have been selected and hired as a flight attendant by American Airlines in 1986.
I was initially based at Chicago and transferred to Dallas Fort/Worth a year into my flying career. From Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth I flew domestically and also to destinations within Canada and Mexico. I was proud to be awarded “The Professional Flight Attendant Award” by American Airlines and was also selected to work aboard professional sports team charters and to represent American at numerous celebrity and charity events around the country.
I was among the inaugural group of flight attendants asked to open American’s then new Honolulu, Hawaii base in 1990. From the Honolulu base I flew internationally to Australia, New Zealand and Europe. An entire new world of opportunity was opened to me the day I was hired as a flight attendant. I’ve met and worked with so many great people throughout my career and have logged literally thousands of flight hours both while working and while enjoying travel on my time off.
I’ve been truly blessed to have been a part of the magical world of aviation for so many fun and won-derful years. I certainly count among the best times of my life the time I have spent flying all around the world with the elite group of professionals called flight attendants.
Visit me online:
www.flightattendantcareer.com or email me:
[email protected]
The twenty- four hour clock
All airlines operate on the twenty four hour clock or military time. All operating schedules are in the twenty four hour clock format. As a flight attendant you will have to know the twenty four clock as well as you know regular time. Some airlines will test your basic knowledge on the twenty four hour clock during the interview pretesting.
A.M.
am-2400 1am-0100 2am-0200 3am-0300 4am-0400 5am-0500 6am-0600 7am-0700 8am-0800 9am-0900 10am-1000 Ham-
P.M.
pm-pm-pm-pm-pm-pm-pm-pm-pm-pm-pm-pm-
Worldwide city codes
Every city throughout the world serviced by an airline has a designated three letter indentifier or city code. These city codes are always used when referring to a specific city. As a flight attendant you must know every city code for every city served by your airline. Trainees are required to memorize these codes as part of their training. It is important to note that not each city code listed will need to be learned and there will certainly be some not listed that may have to be learned. The following is simply an overview of common cities throughout the world to begin to assist you with the process of memorizing them. Some airlines will test your knowledge of common city indentifiers during your interview pretesting.
ABZ-Aberdeen, Scotland ABI- Abilene, TX ABE-Allentown, PA ACA-Acapulco, Mexico ADL-Adelaide, Australia AGF-Agen, France AGJ-Aguni, Japan ALB-Albany, NY AMA-Amarillo, TX AMS-Amsterdan, Netherlands ANC-Anchorage, AK ATW-Appleton, Wl ASC-Ascension, Bolivia
ASP-Aspen, CO
ASU-Ascunsion,Paraguay
ATL-Atlanta, GA
ACY-Atlantic City, NJ
AKL-Auckland, New Zealand
AUS-Austin, TX
BAI-Buenos Aires, Costa Rica
BAQ- Barranquilla, Colombia
BCN-Barcelona, Spain
BCT-Boca Raton, FL
BDL-Hartford, CN
BGY-Milan, Italy
BHM-Birmingham, AL
BHX-Birmingham, England
BIS-Bismarck, ND
BKK-Bangkok, Thailand
BKA-Moscow, Russia
BJS-Beijing, China
BMA-Stockholm, Sweden
BMG-Bloomington, IN
BNA-Nashville, TN
BOG-Bogota, Colombia
BOI- Boise, ID
BOM-Bombay, India
BOS-Boston, MA
BPT-Beaumont, TX
BUD-Budapest, Hungary
BUE-Buenos Aires, Argentina
BUF-Buffalo, NY
BUR-Burbank, CA
CAI-Cairo, Egypt
CAK-Canton/Akron, OH
CCS-Caracas, Venezuela
CDG-Paris, France, Charles De Gaulle Arpt.
CID-Cedar Rapids, IA
CLE-Cleveland, OH
CMH-Columbus, OH
COS-Colorado Springs, CO
CRP-Corpus Christie, TX
CVG-Cincinnati, OH
CZM-Cozumel, Mexico
DAB-Daytona Beach, FL
DAY-Dayton, OH
DBQ-Dubuque, IA
DFW-Dallas/Fort Worth, TX DAL-Dallas Love Field DCA-Washington, DC DEN-Denver, CO DSM-Des moines, IA DTW-Detriot, Mi DUS-Dusselforf, Germany EWR-Newark, NJ ELP-EI Paso, TX FCO-Rome, Italy FAI-Fairbanks, AK FAT-Fresno, CA FLL-Fort Lauderdale, FL FLR-Florence, IT FRA-Frankfurt, Germany GVA-Geneva, Switzerland GRB-GreenBay, Wl GRR-Grand Rapids, Ml GLA-Glasgow, Scotland GCM-Grand Cayman, West Indies GDL-Guadalajara, Mexico GSP-Greenvile/Spartenburg, NC FOE-Topeka, KS
JFK-New York, John F. Kennedy Arpt. JAN-Jackson, Ml JAX-Jacksonville, FL IND-Indianapolis, IN IST-lstanbul, Turkey ITO-Hilo, HI
lAD-Washington, Dulles Arpt.
IAH-Houston,TX Intercontinental Arpt.
ICT-Wichita, KS
HKG-Hong Kong
HTS-Huntington, WV
HNL-Honolulu, HI
HOU-Houston, TX Hobby Arpt.
LAS-Las Vegas, NV
LIS-Lisbon, Portugal
LYS-Lyon, France
LUX-Luxembourg
LPB-LaPaz Bolivia
LEX-Lexington, KY
LIT-Little Rock, AK
LGA-New York, La Guardia Arpt.
LGB-Long Beach, CA LGW-London, England, Gatwick Arpt. LHR-London, England, Heathrow Arpt. MEM-Memphis, TN MCO- Orlando, FL MAD-Madrid, Spain MAN-Manchester, England MBJ-Montego Bay, Jamaica MDW-Chicago, IL Midway Arpt. MEX-Mexico City, Mexico MIA-Miami, FL MKE-Milwaukee, Wl MSN-Madison, Wl MSY-New Orleans, LA MSP-Minneapolis St/ Paul, MN MTY-Monterey, Mexico MUC-Munich, Germany MYR-Myrtle Beach, SC NAP-Naples, Italy NAS-Nassau, Bahamas NRT-Tokyo, Japan OAK-Oakland, CA ORD-Chicago, IL O’ Hare Arpt. ORY-Paris, France Orly Arpt.
PBI-Palm Beach, FL PDX-Portland, OR PER-Perth, W. Australia PHL-Philadelphia, PA PIT-Pittsburgh, PA PHX-Phoenix, AZ PSP-Palm Springs, CA PVD-Providence, Rl RDU-Raleigh/Durham, NC RIO-Rio De Janeiro, Brazil SAN-San Deigo, CA SAT-San Antonio, TX SAO-Sao Paulo, Brazil SCL-Santiago, Chile SDF-Lousiville, KY SDV-Tel Aviv, Israel SEA-Seattle, WA SFO-San Francisco, CA SJC-San Jose, CA
SJU-San Juan, Puerto Rico SLC-Salt Lake City, UT SMF-Sacramento, CA SYD-Sydney, Australia STO-Stockholm, Sweden TPA-Tampa, FL TUS-Tucson, AZ YUL-Monteal, Canada YYZ-Toronto, Canada YQB-Quebec, Canada ZRH-Zurich, Switzerland