We operate out of 14 bases across the United States including Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale/Miami, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Orlando, Minneapolis, New York, Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, and Salt Lake City. Base options may differ for Bilingual, or LOD, Flight Attendants.
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Yes and no. The location of your base is determined by the airline you choose to work for. The airlines are in a lot of competition with each other to get the best employees, and they want to offer their flight attendants the best base location. The best bases are usually in places where the employee wants to live.
It is the place in which United crews (flight attendants and commercial pilots) are based. No one flight attendant or pilot has multiple bases. You are assigned a base and you fly all of your trips out of that one base. You may go anywhere in the country but you will always start and end in your crew base.
Getting a job at Delta Air Lines is very hard. Jennifer Carpenter, the head of talent acquisition at Delta Air lines, recently had an interview with CBS News where she mentioned that only 0.5 percent of flight attendant applicants get hired.
Yes, it is hard to get a job at Delta Air Lines. Delta Air Lines is a Fortune 500 company, making it harder to get a job than some airline competitors. The company does have a high turnover rate, so they are consistently seeking new employees; however, they are selective in who they hire.
Flight attendants can typically choose the home base airport they report to, so you might consider researching which cities offer the highest flight attendant salaries on average.
During long flights, the crew sleeps in different ways. Some use mattresses, while others sleep on jump seats or cushions. Some have the option of resting cabins; the size of a crew's rest compartments varies depending on the aircraft type. They may be located above or below the passenger cabin.
Non-Rev / Standby Travel (NRSA)One of the amazing benefits you have as a Delta employee is that you and your eligible family members/companions can travel on standby on all Delta flights either free or for a reduced rate.
This made a big splash a few years ago, when Delta revealed that it had received a total of 270,000 first-round applications for a mere 1,700 flight attendant jobs. That worked out to a minuscule 0.6 percent acceptance rate. A few comparisons: Odds of getting into Harvard University?
Be able to successfully complete Delta's 6-week flight attendant training program on-site in Atlanta, GA. Be customer service oriented. A top priority for flight attendants is to ensure the safety and comfort of all customers while providing exceptional service.
Preferences are determined by seniority within the training class, which is assigned by a randomly generated employment number. Base selection is done during the first week so these flight attendants in training can have as much time as possible to figure out where they are going to live and make arrangements.
Flight attendants may have variable schedules, and part-time work is common. They often work nights, weekends, and holidays because airlines operate every day and have overnight flights. They may spend several nights per week or per month away from home.