What is the head flight attendant called?

On modern airliners, the cabin manager (chief flight attendant) is often called the purser. The purser oversees the flight attendants by making sure airline passengers are safe and comfortable. A flight purser completes detailed reports and verifies all safety procedures are followed.



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Hierarchy of Cabin Crew:
  • Cabin Service Director (Bigger Aircrafts/ long Hauls)
  • Purser/ Inflight Manager/ Check Hostess/ Inflight Supervisors.
  • Grade One crew.
  • Grade Two crew.
  • Air Hostess/ Stewards (if there is no grading)
  • Trainees.


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Recruitment consultant, event planner, customer service representative or manager are also great career options for ex-cabin crew members. Some people decide to invest their money wisely or return home to start a business after working as a cabin crew for some years. Others become pilots or travel bloggers/writers.

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For aspiring flight attendants, Delta Air Lines, ranked by its employees as one of the best places to work, is also one of the most difficult places to get a job. It's harder to get invited to Delta flight attendant training than it is to get into Harvard University.

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You might have heard the term stewardess, a female flight attendant, but the name has trickled out of use in favor of the gender-neutral flight attendant. A steward is the male version of that. Anyone who takes care of places or people is a steward.

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The chances of a pilot marrying a flight attendant from their own airline are 1 in 7, according to research published in Air Line Pilot Magazine. This statistic is a telling indication of the unique bond that pilots and flight attendants share.

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How to become a private flight attendant
  1. Earn a high school diploma. ...
  2. Get certified in basic first aid. ...
  3. Gain customer service experience. ...
  4. Apply to work as a commercial flight attendant. ...
  5. Attend a flight attendant training program. ...
  6. Refine your skills. ...
  7. Update your resume and apply for positions.


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A cabin crew career is a very individual thing. It can be very short-lived for some and for many it's a temporary short-term change of career. Meanwhile, cabin crew can remain crew for many years if they so choose, and some move into different positions within the airline industry.

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It varies, but many flight attendants easily make six figures a year. This is because they fly a lot, are topped out in pay, and have great seniority at one of the highest-paying airlines.

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Airline crew in this region tend to stay between five and seven years, longer if they can move into a ground-based job.

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Flight Attendant Age Of Retirement
Flight attendants don't even have a retirement age. Pilots, that's a different story, they are flying the plane and they have an age limit for a reason. There are flight attendants with 60 years seniority. That means if they started at 20 years of age, they are now 80.

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