The Crew Lounge Podcast

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge In this week's flight attendant podcast we are joined by Amelia, Cliff from uniformfreak.com and Scott to discuss collecting airline memorabilia. We discuss: Working at KLM The KLM Combi 747s and their often special cargo Collecting airline uniforms, cutlery, dinnerware, and more and more... Thanks for listening, if you're a flight attendant and would like to join us on a future episode please email fa@upgrd.com! Disclaimer: The views expressed are the personal opinions of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge Our Pan Am flight attendants have returned in this week's flight attendant podcast to discuss more of Pan Am's onboard service. We start the discussion with the first of seven courses: the caviar cart and walk you through a typical service. We then talk with Gigi and Judy about salaries, schedules, benefits and their eventual switch of airlines. If you're a flight attendant, gate agent or other crew and would like to join us on a future episode, please email us at FA@upgrd.com. Thanks for listening! Disclaimer: The views expressed are the personal opinions of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers. Creative Commons picture from Russavia

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge In this week's flight attendant podcast we are joined by Gigi and Judy, two former Pan Am flight attendants. After discussing some recent news, we begin our conversation about Pan Am including: The Pan Am hiring process including language skills and other requirements The weight and height requirements for flight attendants An intro to the service onboard And the differences in training between then and now World Wings International is the organization for former Pan Am flight attendants and can also be found on their facebook page In the news: Someone needs to tell Gerard Depardieu where the bathroom is and hear our reaction to Qantas showing The Female Orgasm Explained Next week Gigi and Judy give us more insight into onboard service and the inflight meals. (You could get a medium rare steak, heck a medium rare anything!) If you're a flight attendant, gate agent or other crew and would like to join us on a future episode, please email us at FA@upgrd.com. Thanks for listening! Disclaimer: The views expressed are the personal opinions of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers. Photo of Judy, courtesy of Judy ;) A300 photo creative commons attribution to Deanster1983

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge In this week's flight attendant podcast, Mimi joins us to help co-host and interview Baochi from Boingo Wireless. We discuss using Twitter to make traveling easier, how you can use Twitter to get customer service, and how we've made great friends through the service. In addition we discuss: Cathay Pacific said it has launched a full investigation into photos allegedly showing a flight attendant performing oral sex on a pilot aboard their aircraft. Top 10 grossest things on airplanes authored by our own Sara Passengers stealing from airlines Pan Am show premiers Sep 25th, we're talking with some former Pan Am crew, send in your questions! If you're a flight attendant, gate agent or other crew and would like to join us on a future episode, please email us at FA@upgrd.com. Thanks for listening! Disclaimer: The views expressed are the personal opinions of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge In this week's flight attendant podcast we are joined by our resident foodies Elyse and Jenn to discuss food while traveling. Lots of shocking news from our own panelists and a chat about: Brothers charged with striking pilot J.Lo and Marc's divorce drama, why is it always a flight attendant? Octomom taking over business class  European eats If you're a flight attendant, gate agent or other crew and would like to join us on a future episode, please email us at FA@upgrd.com. Thanks for listening! Disclaimer: The views expressed are the personal opinions of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers. KKMC3BMJHN8Z

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge In this week's flight attendant podcast we are joined by Dominic to discuss his recent time in training. In addition we discuss: Miami woman escorted off flight for taking a photo Americans rank airlines lower than the Post Office and the IRS Study: Long commute could fatigue pilots $20 trick? Are you a flight attendant, gate agent, or ramp employee? Join us for a recording by using the Contact Us form.

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge In this week's flight attendant podcast we discuss Sara's judging of the some popular flight attendant uniforms with our guest Mike. In addition we discuss: The ranting Southwest pilot apologizes Man sneaks onto plane No infants allowed in first class on Malaysian Airlines What's your pick? Which airline has the best uniform? Which has the worst?

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge In this flight attendant podcast, recorded a few weeks ago, we asked our listeners on Twitter and Facebook to tell us "What's the most disgusting thing you've ever seen on an airplane" and "What advice do you have for a white knuckle flyer?" Join us as we discuss the above and news that week including: The man that was arrested for allegedly slapping a flight attendant and more. If you're a flight attendant and would like to join us on a future episode, please email us at FA@upgrd.com. Thanks for listening! Disclaimer: The views expressed are the personal opinions of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge In this week's flight attendant podcast we catch up on the news and talk about the travel blog exchange conference. We discuss: Man kicked off for swearing may sue airline Passenger that was arrested for not pulling up pants US Airways worker stows away in baggage compartment Aer Lingus 'justified' in sacking hash cookie attendant Delta Passenger Kimberly Goodwine Serves Light Punishment The Travel Blog Exchange Conference Our stay through Vacation Rentals By Owner (VRBO) and our great host that sponsored our stay in Vancouver  

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge In this week's flight attendant podcast we are joined by Jenn to discuss her switch to international flying and our trip to Vancouver. Man single handedly joins mile high club Ryan Air flight attendants tearing their hair out Shocking Study finds passengers are snobs to each other but flirt with flight attendants. Who would have thought?! We asked our facebook friends "What's the first thing you do when you get home?" off to the Travel Blog Exchange - TBEX in Vancouver

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge On May 20th Delta flight 2060 was diverted to Memphis where a passenger, Bryan Sisco, was removed and taken into custody by police. There have been many reports online of the event with differing stories of the events that led to the diversion. In this podcast Bobby spoke directly with Danielle Valimont, the passenger seated next to Bryan Sisco about the events of that day. Hear directly from Danielle her opinion on the reports of Mr. Sisco's alleged intoxication, whether or not he was flirting, and the communications she had with the flight crew that ultimately led the flight crew to make the decision to divert.

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge In this week's flight attendant podcast we are joined by the Flying Bachelorette to discuss dating in the friendly skies. We discuss: Best and worst pick up lines Managing schedules and expectations dating someone outside the industry Teaching your significant other how to travel Does a business card really work? In addition we got your comments on Facebook and Twitter on great things that crew and passengers alike have done for uniformed military on your flights.

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge In this week's flight attendant podcast we are joined by thesassyfa to discuss the differences working for a regional airlines. In addition we discuss: American Union upset over "beauty contest" Recent spout of people trying to open doors midflight Woman strips naked on flight If you're a flight attendant and would like to join us on a future episode, please email us at FA@upgrd.com. Thanks for listening! Disclaimer: The views expressed are the personal opinions of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge In this week's flight attendant podcast we are joined by Mike, a cross trained gate agent, ramp agent, and ticket counter agent to discuss all of his duties. In addition we discuss the aviation news including: More time to catch that flight with Richard Branson Air New Zealand pilot trying to get his job back Flight attendant for a day Can people check in too early? If you're a flight attendant and would like to join us on a future episode, please email us at FA@upgrd.com. Thanks for listening! Disclaimer: The views expressed are the personal opinions of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge In this week's flight attendant podcast we discuss the contents of the flight attendant manual. We also discuss updating the manual and other fun topics. Plus we chat about some airline news including: Richard Branson to work in drag as a flight attendant. Flight attendants get kung fu training and more... If you're a flight attendant and would like to join us on a future episode, please email us at FA@upgrd.com. Thanks for listening! Disclaimer: The views expressed are the personal opinions of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.