Understandably, it can be hard to drag yourself into work when all you hear is bad news about the economy. Many workplaces are having morale problems in the wake of — or in anticipation of — layoffs. And it's starting to show in increased employee tardiness. According to a recent poll, 20 percen...

Filed under: Galley Gossip "Did you see 11J?" asked Shirley as she walked into the galley in coach and chucked a wadded up bag of fast food into the trash. We were in the process of boarding and I had my eyes on the bins and bags, not 11J, and as usual the bins were filling up fast. "No, why?" I sai...

Joan Harvest , one of my blog friends, gave me a great set of interview questions that she wanted answered.  1. You have done an amazing job with your reviews of certain TV shows. Have you ever thought of doing this for a living? I would love to actually get paid for writing!  I wanna be the next...

Filed under: Activism, Blogs, North America, United States, Airlines, News Three Phoenix-based flight attendants are in the unusual position of defending themselves from pilot-instigated litigation. Of course, they deserve it. I mean, what would you do when people responsible for passenger safety re...

Mark and Kay Update February 11, 2009 http://www.markandkay.com Greetings in the Name of Jesus! “Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith.� (Galatians 6:10 NLT) The Schooling Burden - The children and youth of the nat...

Downgraded: The fates of whistleblowers who look out for passenger safety A cold day in Calgary, and three US Airways flight attendants notice ice building up on the wings. After much wrangling, they convince their flight crew to de-ice an aircraft. After landing safely, they report the incident to ...

President Bush did more for the continent than any other president in history. The election of Barack Obama won’t make Africans’ lives any easier. It won’t change anything significant for them. I think they have their priorities wrong. If a Jew was elected president of the United S...

Filed under: Galley Gossip Name? Christopher Elliott Where do you live? Orlando, Florida Occupation? I'm a travel journalist. Website? Elliott.org City you spend the most time in? Orlando Okay, that makes sense. Bad question. So where do you travel to the most often? New York I love New York. Everyo...

Filed under: Galley Gossip Dear Heather, I have one quick question for you... I am about to be a new mom (with a baby boy due in February) and I'm also a flight attendant. I love my job (people, travel, benefits... everything!) but I'm worried about how hard it's going to be for me to be a flight at...

Cal Ripken Jr. must be be relieved. Thanks to the Department of Labor, it just got a little bit harder to become an "Iron Man." On Friday, the DOL's new Family and Medical Leave Act regulations go into effect. The changes are many and we will cover them in greater detail in posts to come. But before...