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Welcome to the inspirational, informational, and transparent podcast about aviation careers. Today we have a special guest to discuss flight attendant careers in Part 2 of How to Become a Flight Attendant.
Dan Freemen has been a flight attendant for 6 years and flies out of Las Vegas. Dan has been on previous episodes to discuss accelerated flight training because he is looking to move into the pilot seat. Today Dan is going to discuss how and why you should become a flight attendant.
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In This Episode We Discuss:
- Schedule
- Bidding the month before – full month schedule at a time
- Line vs Reserve (AM, PM, RR)
- Types of Trips
- Turn, Two-Day, Three-Day, Four-Day
- Pay
- How am I paid? (Per hour vs per trip)
- Trip being nonstop mileage of 243 miles or less between airports and then one tenth every 40 miles.
- TFP vs. Hourly examples: (rounded) $26/$30 – $56/$65
| Hours Per Month | $24.41 | $40.96 | $61.46 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | $23,433.60 | $39,321.60 | $59,001.60 |
| 100 | $29,292.00 | $49,152.00 | $73,752.00 |
| 136 | $39,837.12 | $66,846.72 | $100,000.00 |
| 200 | $58,584.00 | $98,304.00 | $147,504.00 |
- Per Diem
- $2.15: $110 per average 3-day (52 hours) – Roughly $500/mo
- Vacation
- Paid for any trips awarded that lie within vacation days. Can then work at the same time.
- Profit Sharing
- Time and a Half, Double Time, VJA/White Flag …
- Other Benefits
- Travel Benefits
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