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]]> by: MMR http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2593#comment-298769 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:44:15 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2593#comment-298769 While there are good FAs at American, there are a few lose cannons also. I think there are great FAs out there who do take pride in their jobs and hopefully will be rewarded, however, there are some with nothing but stewtude and these chicks need to head for the hills. AA is an arrogant, stuck-up airline anyway, so if some have stewtude it doesn't surprise me. Some of these chicks appear to be living off the coattails of the pilots and, therefore, have a narcisstic attitude. If I ever fly AA again, I certainly will pick up an airdog and coffee on the way into the plane, so I do not have any reason to deal with any of its FAs. I was on a flight to DFW a couple of years ago and a stew broad just wouldn't leave me alone. After having this chick follow me around for awhile, I learned that all she wanted was to have a pilot marry her and solve all of her financial problems. This type gives all FAs a bad name. While there are good FAs at American, there are a few lose cannons also. I think there are great FAs out there who do take pride in their jobs and hopefully will be rewarded, however, there are some with nothing but stewtude and these chicks need to head for the hills. AA is an arrogant, stuck-up airline anyway, so if some have stewtude it doesn’t surprise me. Some of these chicks appear to be living off the coattails of the pilots and, therefore, have a narcisstic attitude. If I ever fly AA again, I certainly will pick up an airdog and coffee on the way into the plane, so I do not have any reason to deal with any of its FAs. I was on a flight to DFW a couple of years ago and a stew broad just wouldn’t leave me alone. After having this chick follow me around for awhile, I learned that all she wanted was to have a pilot marry her and solve all of her financial problems. This type gives all FAs a bad name.

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]]> by: Alice http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2593#comment-10749 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 03:31:59 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2593#comment-10749 This is being written as we speak from JFK. Just got off flight AA #178 today (San Francisco to NY) and the entire FA staff was amazing. I mean it was like the old days. And they were all friendly and not hostile or anything. Hats off to them becuase it's a long haul and they handled the whole thing with grace and professionalism. Next connection: AA flight 116 to Heathrow. Will report in when I get there. Figured I may as well make use of this trip to realy look at the issue up close. This is being written as we speak from JFK. Just got off flight AA #178 today (San Francisco to NY) and the entire FA staff was amazing. I mean it was like the old days. And they were all friendly and not hostile or anything. Hats off to them becuase it’s a long haul and they handled the whole thing with grace and professionalism.

Next connection: AA flight 116 to Heathrow. Will report in when I get there. Figured I may as well make use of this trip to realy look at the issue up close.

]]> by: Casey http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2593#comment-10734 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:50:35 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2593#comment-10734 @10- Tell me what perfection is like as obviously you have attained it. It seems to me you would be better off (and happier!!) reading a grammar book rather than a site that is focused on tech first and perfect spelling somewhere further down the line. Guess you probably get a kick out of reading other people errors cause it's probably the only thing that makes you feel good. I dunno and I no longer care. People that get caught up in trivial bs irritate me. As far as the FA's acting this way and that it is your opinion that they should go find another job, why immediately take managements side? Seems to me that there is a reason so many FA's feel this way and since it is so prevalent, it is just common sense that it points to management being the one that has screwed up seeing as it is their job to manage those under them and part of managing is making sure the work environment is good enough to keep your employees happy and productive. @10- Tell me what perfection is like as obviously you have attained it. It seems to me you would be better off (and happier!!) reading a grammar book rather than a site that is focused on tech first and perfect spelling somewhere further down the line. Guess you probably get a kick out of reading other people errors cause it’s probably the only thing that makes you feel good. I dunno and I no longer care. People that get caught up in trivial bs irritate me.

As far as the FA’s acting this way and that it is your opinion that they should go find another job, why immediately take managements side? Seems to me that there is a reason so many FA’s feel this way and since it is so prevalent, it is just common sense that it points to management being the one that has screwed up seeing as it is their job to manage those under them and part of managing is making sure the work environment is good enough to keep your employees happy and productive.

]]> by: larry http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2593#comment-10727 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 20:24:12 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2593#comment-10727 First, let me say I didn't mean to come off so cranky yesterday. There are bad FA's out there just like bad service people everywhere. But the FA's are the least cost to the airline in terms of budget. It has been the spot price of oil that has been hurting them right now. On long International flights, when my wife flew overseas, she never failed to come back without a story about some weirdness, either from passengers or fellow crew members. She had to cut off liquor many times flying back into the US. And in a way, the FA's literally walk from one end of the flight to the other. It may not seem that way, but there is always someone in motion if not curtailed by flying conditions. Lastly, due to the cuts, FA's have to fly more hours with less rest to keep up with expenses. Her pay cut was our family income loss. And she is gone more hours. So the strain on the employees goes way beyond what the passenger sees. I don't know the way out, but I do know lots of bad luck, bad managment, greed and plain stupidity sure led to the current impasse. First, let me say I didn’t mean to come off so cranky yesterday. There are bad FA’s out there just like bad service people everywhere. But the FA’s are the least cost to the airline in terms of budget. It has been the spot price of oil that has been hurting them right now.

On long International flights, when my wife flew overseas, she never failed to come back without a story about some weirdness, either from passengers or fellow crew members. She had to cut off liquor many times flying back into the US. And in a way, the FA’s literally walk from one end of the flight to the other. It may not seem that way, but there is always someone in motion if not curtailed by flying conditions.

Lastly, due to the cuts, FA’s have to fly more hours with less rest to keep up with expenses. Her pay cut was our family income loss. And she is gone more hours. So the strain on the employees goes way beyond what the passenger sees.

I don’t know the way out, but I do know lots of bad luck, bad managment, greed and plain stupidity sure led to the current impasse.

]]> by: Alice http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2593#comment-10631 Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:02:10 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2593#comment-10631 Larry - I totally agree and feel for your wife. An FA is not a flying waitress and I have been amazed at how FAs stay awake and helpful during incredibly long and draining trips. Plus - being on a plane every day and not killing everyone is just beyond me. I have seen rude passengers that truly make you sad to be part of the same species. But someone has to solve this. You have the airlines going backrupt, the FAs losing massive percentages of salary and benefits, and the passengers filled with air rage. Why can't someone figure this out? Larry - I totally agree and feel for your wife. An FA is not a flying waitress and I have been amazed at how FAs stay awake and helpful during incredibly long and draining trips. Plus - being on a plane every day and not killing everyone is just beyond me. I have seen rude passengers that truly make you sad to be part of the same species.

But someone has to solve this. You have the airlines going backrupt, the FAs losing massive percentages of salary and benefits, and the passengers filled with air rage. Why can’t someone figure this out?

]]> by: larry http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2593#comment-10610 Mon, 30 Jan 2006 18:10:51 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2593#comment-10610 My wife is a FA and a purser and is always professional. If people think that the airlines can cut wages, benefits and working conditions and not have it show up in the workforce you are all quite out of your minds. Yeah there are lots of people who would do this job, but it isn't working at a mickeydees or being a flying waitron. You may not want to believe it, but your lives are in their hands and there are medical situations, security situations etc that do come up. They have to go to work with the thought of being killed by some terrorist or some kook. And don't forget they had their coworkers die on Sept 11 a fact that was forgotten quite quickly and easily. Everyone remembers the brave passenger and the people at the WTC but there was not very much on the crews. So, complain and piss and moan, but my wife and the others out there deserve the pay and better treatment not only from managment but you'all as well. My wife is a FA and a purser and is always professional. If people think that the airlines can cut wages, benefits and working conditions and not have it show up in the workforce you are all quite out of your minds. Yeah there are lots of people who would do this job, but it isn’t working at a mickeydees or being a flying waitron. You may not want to believe it, but your lives are in their hands and there are medical situations, security situations etc that do come up. They have to go to work with the thought of being killed by some terrorist or some kook. And don’t forget they had their coworkers die on Sept 11 a fact that was forgotten quite quickly and easily. Everyone remembers the brave passenger and the people at the WTC but there was not very much on the crews.

So, complain and piss and moan, but my wife and the others out there deserve the pay and better treatment not only from managment but you’all as well.

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