2012 in review…….<3

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 2,200 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 4 years to get that many views.

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the best crew confession I have ever read ….

P.S. You need to have a lot of guts to do this…even before landing when you have a lot in your mind such as securing the cabin, making sure the aisles are cleaned, everybody has their seat belt fastened, etc etc, and you are exhausted you still can’t do this…:))))…but apparently every flight attendant has the “a beer and a passenger ” fantasy..:)))……well described buddy….

Upon securing his area. A pax demands a beer. the crew smiles graciously and says “I will be back with your beer Sir”. He then says : “I want it now!” loudly. he replies, “of course sir, I will get it now”. He goes back to the galley. Picks a nice, warm heineken, shakes it, and goes back to the customer with coasters, nuts, and every possible tidbit to make him happy. Seconds later he hears his whole area laughing their heads off.  The twat had beer all over his face… Neighbours cracking up next to him telling him to ask politely next time and avoid self-embarrassment. – Anonymous crew at YU

A Heavy Load

A Sophisticated Noise

Flight (2012).

D: Robert Zemeckis. W: John Gatins. DP: Don Burgess. Starring: Denzel Washington/Bruce Greenwood/Don Cheadle/Brian Geraghty/Kelly Reilly/John Goodman/Nadine Velasquez/Melissa Leo/James Badge Dale.

Amidst James Bond, vampires and hobbits a few films this season will claw their way into the box office and people’s memories. It is difficult to say if Flight will be among them, but it’s never too late for a surprise.

Having toyed with the script for over a decade, screenwriter John Gatins is clearly at his most interesting mark yet. Gatins other work, 2001’s Summer Catch, 2005’s Coach Carter & Dreamer, and 2011’s Real Steel, seem to have a clear inspiration message. And although he has also doctored other scripts along the way, Gatins’ Flight is a testament to his research and personal connection to his story. The age old saying is to always write what you know and Flight succeeds because of…

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proud to be Romanian…..and proud to be a flight attendant <3

Romania has a long and rich tradition in the aviation field. At the beginning of the 20th century, Flight pioneers like Aurel Vlaicu and Traian Vuia brought important attributions to early aviation history building revolutionary aeroplanes and changing the age’s mentality. AUREL VLAICU   His greatest ambition was to be the first to fly over the Carpathian Mountains. That’s why in 1913, he started to build a new plane, the Vlaicu 3. It was planned to be built entirely of metal, the idea itself being remarkable for the time. The first all metal planes only appeared much later. During that project, he learned that a foreign pilot intended to make the same flight. So on September 13, 1913, Vlaicu took off near Bucharest in the Vlaicu 2. Heading towards the mountains, he hoped to make the crossing in a Romanian airplane before the other pilot. Unfortunately, his precious dream was not to be realized. Over the village Banesti, near Campina town, his plane crashed and he was killed. A monument was established there to commemorate forever the courage and the tragic end of Aurel Vlaicu.

Aurel Vlaicu attended primary school in his native village of Bintinti. Next he attended high school at Orastie and Sibiu. In 1902 he entered the Polytechnic School of Budapest, and in 1903 he studied at the Polytechnic School of Munchen.After working at Opel car factory in Rüsselsheim, he returned to Binţinţi and built a glider he flew in the summer of 1909. Later that year he moved to Bucharest in the Kingdom of Romania, where he began the construction of Vlaicu Nr. I airplane that flew for the first time on June 17, 1910 over Cotroceni airfield. With his Vlaicu Nr. II model, built in 1911, Aurel Vlaicu won several prizes summing 7,500 Austro-Hungarian krone (for precise landing, projectile throwing and tight flying around a pole) in 1912 at Aspern Air Show near Vienna, where he competed against 42 other aviators of the day, including Roland Garros. Encouraged by the successes achieved with his aeroplane and stimulated by similar unprecedented attempts like the famous Louis Bleriot’s English Channel crossing in 1909, Vlaicu took the courageous decision to cross the Carpathian Mountains from the southern part of the country to Transylvania.Pressed by the gossip that two other Romanian pilots were about to attempt that crossing, he didn’t wait for the finalization of the third prototype “Vlaicu III” – his design of the years 1912-1913 that was to be the first all-metal aeroplane in the world – and took his chances with the old and by then worn aeroplane “Vlaicu II”. Sadly, this hasty and uncharacteristic decision would cost him everything. On 13th of September 1913, aboard his “Vlaicu II”, while he was attempting to cross the Carpathians he made – according to two of his best friends and witnesses to the accident statements – an unfortunate flying mistake and he crashed down near the village Banesti. He was expected to participate in the ASTRA (Asociaţia Transilvană pentru Literatura Română şi Cultura Poporului Român) festivities in Orastie, near Binţinţi. His body was buried five days later in Bellucemetery, in Bucharest. During his short career Aurel Vlaicu built three original, arrow-shaped airplanes. All his planes had flight controls in front, two coaxial propellers, NACA-like ring around the engine, and tricycle-landing gear with independent suspension and brakes. At the time of his death, a two-seated monoplane Vlaicu Nr. III, contracted by Marconi Company for experiments with aerial wireless radio, was only partially built. After Vlaicu’s death, the plane was completed by his friends Giovanni Magnani and Constantin Silişteanu, and several short experimental flights were made during 1914. Further tests were hindered by the unusual controls of the aeroplane which no other pilot was familiar with. In 1916, during the German occupation of Bucharest, Vlaicu III was seized and shipped to Germany. The airplane was last seen in a 1942 aviation exhibition in Berlin. Vlaicu was posthumously elected to the Romanian Academy in 1948. The second largest airport in Romania Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, and a YR-ASA registered TAROM Airbus A318-111 are named after him. A museum was established in his home village, now named Aurel Vlaicu. http://www.hunedoara.djc.ro/ObiectiveDetalii.aspx?ID=2172 The 50 Romanian lei banknote has a portrait of Vlaicu on front, and on reverse a drawing of one of his airplanes and a cross-section through the Gnome rotary engine of the airplane.      “When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”

an advice….after years and years of experience…:)

CV WRITING

In most industries, when writing a CV, it should be no longer than 2 pages’ long. Exceptions include IT, where CVs may go up to 4 or 5 pages, and medicine where CVs may reach 20 pages once all publications, presentations and audits are included.

There are three types of CVs:

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CHRONOLOGICAL CV

A chronological CV focusses on presenting the candidate’s experience on an employer by employer basis, with the posts being listed in reverse chronological order. It also contains detail of education and qualifications, together with hobbies. Some chronological CVs also contain a brief personal statement at the front which sets out the key skills and strengths of the candidate. This is the most common type of CV.

How to structure a chronological CV

A chronological CV typically uses the following structure:

• Personal details (i.e. name and contact details)
• Personal profile or career objectives. This should not exceed 5 lines.
• Employment in reverse chronological order. Under each employer, you should set out a number of bullet points which describe your key achievements. In order to be fully effective, you should ensure that you use power words.
• Key qualifications
• Professional memberships
• Hobbies and personal interests

Advantages

• Particularly useful for those applying within the same industry as it will demonstrate your career progression.
• It is the favourite format for most employers, who simply want to get a feel for your career to date.
• If you do not have many achievements across your career, taking a job by job approach will save you having a separate “Achievements” section (characteristic of Functional CVs) which may look tiny.

Disadvantages

• If you have gaps in your employment which you would rather not discuss, a chronological CV will make them more obvious.
• If you are changing caree direction, a chronological CV will add little information to your new employer, who will be more concerned about the transferable skills that you are bringing rather than the detail of your experience in an unrelated sector.

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FUNCTIONAL CV

Unlike a chronological CV, a functional CV places the emphasis on your skills and expertise rather than the chronology of you employment to date.

How to structure a chronological CV

A functional CV typically starts with a personal profile which highlights the achievements, skills and personal qualities that you possess. This is then followed by a succession of sections, each relating to a different skill or ability. These should be ordered in decreasing order of importance. Instead of focussing on any particular job, you should describe your experience in its glabality. Since you are not focussing on any particular past employment, this means you can include any skills or experience gained in voluntary or unpaid work. Here are examples of functional headings that are commonly found.

Administration Advertising Communication Consulting Counselling Customer service Designing Editing Education Electronics

Engineering Human Resources IT experience Journalism Law Leadership Management Marketing Organisation Planning

Public Relations Publishing Research Sales Secretarial Supervision Training Travel Writing

Advantages

• If you have changed jobs frequently, if your experience is a mish-mash of seemingly unrelated posts or if you have several career gaps, a functional CV will help place the emphasis on what you have to offer as a whole rather than on the chronology.
• If you are changing industry, a functional CV will help the recruiter focus on your transferable skills.
• If you are a more mature applicant, a functional CV will take the spotlight away from your age.

Disadvantages

• If you do not have much work experience, you may struggle to highlight achievements in a separate section.
• A functional CV will not enable you to highlight consistent career progression. If you wish to convey career progression, you should adopt a chronological format.

To conclude the CV, you should then a list of employers and employment dates, as well as a section on your qualification. The last section should focus on your personal details and hobbies/interests.

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COMBINED CV

A combined CV follows both the chronological and functional format, which makes the CV slightly longer than normal.

Advantages

• Perfect format if you have a strong career progression with many achievements.
• Enables you to sell your strengths as well as your experience

Disadvantages

• Lengthier than a functional or chronological CV
• Failing to get the attention with the right profile at the start of the CV may result in the whole CV remaining unread.
• Not suitable for those with little experience or achievements.
• Not suitable for those with employment gaps

Now visit our professional CV writing services page to increase your chances of interview with your future employer

every flight attendant should have…..

a mentor.…Heather Poole is the flight attendant with the best stories….galley gossip….and what happens at 41.000 feet.

HEATHER POOLE has worked for a major U.S. carrier for more than fifteen years. Her work has been published in The Best Women’s Travel Writing 2010, and her column, “Galley Gossip: Confessions from the Jumpseat with Heather Poole,” can be found on AOL’s award winning website, Gadling.com. She has been mentioned in or on People Magazine, Good Morning America, 20/20, Fox and Friends, The Weather Channel, New York Times, NBC New York, CNN,National Geographic Traveler, MSNBC, USA Today, The Times online,  The New York Post, FoxNews.com, Entrepreneur Magazine, Marie Claire, Martha Stewart Weddings, CondeNast.com Frommers.com, and more…..

And who said Doha can’t be fun?

this is what most of the people missed in Doha! but is totally worth it…. to go back just to see this…:)

The crash of the century…memories of a CRM course

Many airlines these days have the well known CRM course (Crew Resource Management) with is the application of human factors knowledge and skills to the conduct of flight operations with the objective of efficiently using all available resources (equipment, systems and people) to achieve safe flight operations. CRM combines individual skills and human factors knowledge with effective crew coordination. Back on my previous airline this course was hosted by a famous hotel that provided us with an amazing conference room where we played a lot of games had breaks with hot tea and coffee, talked about team work and watched all type of videos…and this is one of them…..

Advantages and disadvantages of being a 5 star cabin crew