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Aubreeanna
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How can I start my Flight Attendant education now at 15 years old ?
#student #freshmen #curious #get ahead on Career. #flight Attendant I'm a Freshman in Highschool looking to become a flight attendant but want to start early on my education is there anyway to do that at 15 years old?
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Karin P.
Lecturer, Academic Advisor, Career Coach
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Karin’s Answer
Hi Aubreeanna,
Flight attendant training is fairly short, so there is no need to start now while you are still too young.
What you can do now that will be beneficial for a future career as a flight attendant is to get a job in the hospitality industry, e.g. as a server in a restaurant. Some airlines require at least 1 year of hospitality experience or other customer service experience. All airlines will see it as an asset. Another thing you can do is to look for a first-aid or CPR course and get certified.
Another asset for a career as a flight attendant are languages. If you are not yet learning languages, now is a good time to start. In the US, you should at least be able to speak Spanish. If you want to fly internationally, other languages would benefit you. Every international airline is proud to announce the languages that are spoken on board.
If you are able to take dual enrollment classes at a Community College, you can look for programs in hospitality management or something similar.
I hope this helps! All the best to you!
KP
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Flight attendant training is fairly short, so there is no need to start now while you are still too young.
What you can do now that will be beneficial for a future career as a flight attendant is to get a job in the hospitality industry, e.g. as a server in a restaurant. Some airlines require at least 1 year of hospitality experience or other customer service experience. All airlines will see it as an asset. Another thing you can do is to look for a first-aid or CPR course and get certified.
Another asset for a career as a flight attendant are languages. If you are not yet learning languages, now is a good time to start. In the US, you should at least be able to speak Spanish. If you want to fly internationally, other languages would benefit you. Every international airline is proud to announce the languages that are spoken on board.
If you are able to take dual enrollment classes at a Community College, you can look for programs in hospitality management or something similar.
I hope this helps! All the best to you!
KP
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Emily Park
Site Acquisition Manager
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Singapore
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Emily’s Answer
Hi Aubreeanna,
My recommendation is to learn a new language as being bilingual is a great benefit to be a flight attendant.
Even if you want to do something different in the future learning a new manager will not hurt you.
Best luck for your future career!
My recommendation is to learn a new language as being bilingual is a great benefit to be a flight attendant.
Even if you want to do something different in the future learning a new manager will not hurt you.
Best luck for your future career!
Wayne Johnson
Maintenance Programs, FAA Part 121
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Auburn, Washington
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Wayne’s Answer
Aubreeanna - The above information is good advice. I will add most Airlines require their Flight Attendants need to know how to swim.
United Airlines has the following requirement: You do not have to know how to swim as a United Flight Attendant, but you will have to be able to successfully maneuver in a pool with a life jacket on during training. For your safety, all water activities are closely monitored by qualified lifeguards.
Here is a link to flight attendants qualifications: https://careers.united.com/us/en/flight-attendant-information.
You can any search function and enter something like the above, just change the name of the airline.
If you can learn a second language - that is an added advantage and there is usually extra pay for being bi-lingual.
All of the airlines will require you to attend a 6 week or so class and teach you everything you need to know. You don't need to attend a "flight attendant" school.
Good luck on your adventure.
United Airlines has the following requirement: You do not have to know how to swim as a United Flight Attendant, but you will have to be able to successfully maneuver in a pool with a life jacket on during training. For your safety, all water activities are closely monitored by qualified lifeguards.
Here is a link to flight attendants qualifications: https://careers.united.com/us/en/flight-attendant-information.
You can any search function and enter something like the above, just change the name of the airline.
If you can learn a second language - that is an added advantage and there is usually extra pay for being bi-lingual.
All of the airlines will require you to attend a 6 week or so class and teach you everything you need to know. You don't need to attend a "flight attendant" school.
Good luck on your adventure.
Richard A. (Tony) Eckel
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Richard A. (Tony)’s Answer
Aubreeanna,
First - loved Emily's answer to start learning languages! The more languages you speak, the broader your job market becomes.
Second - Get a job in a service industry like a Barista or a sit-down restaurant. This will train your "Customer Service" skills and attitude. The better your customer service, the broader your appeal in the market. If you can find a diner or mom-n-pop family restaurant with an long time front-end server to train you - even better.
Third - Learn how to prepare food and beverages - should be obvious.
That being said - set your sights carefully. Flight attendants can be part of the corporate airlines market, or on private aircraft for the wealthy. Private gigs can be lucrative, but not as regular as the airlines, and can also be on very short notice.
Without knowing your interest nexus, travel or flight, maybe you should look into pilot training (for flying) or Cruise entertainment director, or charter yacht crew (for tavel nexus).
Gook Luck
Tony
First - loved Emily's answer to start learning languages! The more languages you speak, the broader your job market becomes.
Second - Get a job in a service industry like a Barista or a sit-down restaurant. This will train your "Customer Service" skills and attitude. The better your customer service, the broader your appeal in the market. If you can find a diner or mom-n-pop family restaurant with an long time front-end server to train you - even better.
Third - Learn how to prepare food and beverages - should be obvious.
That being said - set your sights carefully. Flight attendants can be part of the corporate airlines market, or on private aircraft for the wealthy. Private gigs can be lucrative, but not as regular as the airlines, and can also be on very short notice.
Without knowing your interest nexus, travel or flight, maybe you should look into pilot training (for flying) or Cruise entertainment director, or charter yacht crew (for tavel nexus).
Gook Luck
Tony
Dr Fisch
Flight Attendant
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Denver, Colorado
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Dr’s Answer
Forget the advice about getting another job in the hospitality field, like at a hotel or resturant. That's not needed nor is it incredible valuble. What's more important is that you are a people-person who can imagine tending to many diverse types of people. If you are, you don't need to prove that. It would be a more valuble use of your time to take the other advise people offered here like learning a language, CPR and first aid, and swimming if you can't swim.
Airlines will train you for about month in their own way because each airline has their own combination of aircraft types and company policy and procedures. You'll apply for the job. Get an interview. And then they'll train you in their unique way.
For this reason, DO NOT get tricked into taking a flight attendant course or getting worthless certificate that supposed to certify you as ready to be a flight attendant. That's just a scam.
Lastly, you'll likely need to be at least 21 years old if you work for an airline that serves alcohol, which most do. So what I would suggest is that when you're old enough to work at an airline doing a different job (ticket counter, for example), do that first. Then you would be in a better position to move into a flight attendant position at the same airline, or even at a different airline because you still would have got airport experience. In fact, working for the airport is another option for an initial step. It's not as good as working for an actual airline but maybe there's where your first opportunity may come. Most airports have volunteers, in which you may already be old enough to do, working at the info both at an airport, where people ask you silly common questions about the airport (like how to get downtown from there, where the closest bathroom is, can they bring their bazooka through security, etc). ;)
Keep your eye on the prize and how to see you in the skies!
Airlines will train you for about month in their own way because each airline has their own combination of aircraft types and company policy and procedures. You'll apply for the job. Get an interview. And then they'll train you in their unique way.
For this reason, DO NOT get tricked into taking a flight attendant course or getting worthless certificate that supposed to certify you as ready to be a flight attendant. That's just a scam.
Lastly, you'll likely need to be at least 21 years old if you work for an airline that serves alcohol, which most do. So what I would suggest is that when you're old enough to work at an airline doing a different job (ticket counter, for example), do that first. Then you would be in a better position to move into a flight attendant position at the same airline, or even at a different airline because you still would have got airport experience. In fact, working for the airport is another option for an initial step. It's not as good as working for an actual airline but maybe there's where your first opportunity may come. Most airports have volunteers, in which you may already be old enough to do, working at the info both at an airport, where people ask you silly common questions about the airport (like how to get downtown from there, where the closest bathroom is, can they bring their bazooka through security, etc). ;)
Keep your eye on the prize and how to see you in the skies!
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