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...

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...

Filed under: Activism, Galley Gossip Here are two different letters I recently received from two different guys named Ken concerning two different airline themed topics you may be interested in - the San Francisco airline museum and the airline show that is now on tour... Heather, Thanks so much for...

Filed under: Airlines, Galley Gossip Dear Heather, I know this is really random and weird, but I'm a Jr in high school and we were given an assignment to write a research paper over a job that we would like to do once we graduate and I have become very interested in becoming a flight attendant. Anyw...

Filed under: Galley Gossip What I've learned about the world working at 35,000 feet is that you can't please everyone, no matter how hard you try. Another thing I've learned is regardless of where people come from or where they are sitting on the airplane, most of them have one thing in common - lac...

Filed under: Airlines, Galley Gossip Socks on the airplane have been the subject of many conversations in the galley. As well as the cause of a flight attendant nightmare or two. Personally, I don't care what you wear - shoes, socks, even no socks - but it's where those shoes (socks and even no sock...

Filed under: Business, Photos, United States, Airlines, Airports, Galley Gossip "Want to go to Italy?" The husband asked. "Umm...I don't know...Yes. As in YES YES YES!" I exclaimed. And then I added, "But I'm not flying standby." Because I wasn't. And I was ready to stand my ground. "Yeah, well me n...

Filed under: Airlines, Budget Travel, Galley Gossip I was reading Grant Martin's post, Should airlines charge you by your weight? and immediately thought of The Husband, who has recently become obsessed with the weight of my bag. The tote bag. That little black bag that attaches to the big black rol...