Having recently developed an interest in the role of flight attendants in the aviation industry, a google search using the words "flight attendant + aviation + Canada" brings you here about 12 results down the list. I thought judging by the membership numbers and post statistics that it would be a p...

Being new to this forum, I admit I am unfamiliar with all the rules. Other forums I belong to address issues raised in a thread in that same thread. I trust that you have sent the same message to jeta1 who also quoted the same passage? I must have missed it.

He or she admitted they were crude but did not say that their assessment of the role of flight attendants was any different than stated in the quoted post.

True, the Hudson River incident could have been much worse if not for a skilled pilot. Is the same true for the other two referenced?

The FA's don't deserve such a crap salary either, but let's face it, they demonstrate seat belt usage and serve juice and peanuts... but it wouldn't be fair to pay them 8000/year either. They're part of the team, but a not nearly as vital as the pilots. Technically, you could do the flight without ...