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Practice Makes Perfect: Training Routine of Flight Attendants

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Every year on 12 July, flight attendants, who work in one of the most romantic occupations in the world, celebrate their professional holiday - the International Day of the Flight Attendant of Civil Aviation.

It may seem surprising, but this profession has an almost century-old history. It is believed that it started in Germany in 1928, when airlines began to hire people whose duties were to provide services during flights.

At first, the role of flight attendant was filled by men - usually former waiters in expensive restaurants.

However, in 1930, companies in the United States decided to start hiring women for advertisement purposes as well as for technical reasons - women usually weigh less than men, which was of great importance for aircraft at the time.

Besides the need to meet certain requirements, like having good personal appearance and health, applicants continue to undergo rigorous and multifaceted training: fire extinguishing and providing help in extraordinary situations, such as in high turbulence zones, when evacuating aircraft, etc.

© AFP 2023 / Dimitar DilkoffA stewardess puts on her jacket as flight staffers practise emergency landing techniques at the Russian "Aeroflot" company Training Complex of the Aviation Personnel Training Centre for search-and-rescue training "LAND-WATER" at Sheremetevo Airport outside Moscow on 25 December 2019.
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A stewardess puts on her jacket as flight staffers practise emergency landing techniques at the Russian "Aeroflot" company Training Complex of the Aviation Personnel Training Centre for search-and-rescue training "LAND-WATER" at Sheremetevo Airport outside Moscow on 25 December 2019.
© AFP 2023 / Bay IsmoyoThis photograph, taken on 14 October, 2016, shows flight staff practising walking techniques during a class at Garuda Indonesia's training centre in Jakarta. Indonesian state-owned airlines Garuda Indonesia ranked 11th in Skytrax's top 100 airlines in 2016. In August, it obtained clearance to fly to the US after a ban on flying there as the Federal Aviation Administration downgraded their safety rating. The European Union also imposed restrictions in 2007 although these have since been lifted. The restrictions followed a series of accidents including fatal crashes by state-owned Garuda. As part of the safety standard, the airline now requires all of its 264 pilots and 3,317 flight attendants to follow the safety training it holds annually.
This photograph taken on October 14, 2016, shows flight staff practising walking techniques during a class at Garuda Indonesia's training centre in Jakarta - Sputnik International
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This photograph, taken on 14 October, 2016, shows flight staff practising walking techniques during a class at Garuda Indonesia's training centre in Jakarta. Indonesian state-owned airlines Garuda Indonesia ranked 11th in Skytrax's top 100 airlines in 2016. In August, it obtained clearance to fly to the US after a ban on flying there as the Federal Aviation Administration downgraded their safety rating. The European Union also imposed restrictions in 2007 although these have since been lifted. The restrictions followed a series of accidents including fatal crashes by state-owned Garuda. As part of the safety standard, the airline now requires all of its 264 pilots and 3,317 flight attendants to follow the safety training it holds annually.
© AP Photo / Xinhua, Zhang WenkuiIn this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, some stewardesses of Shenyang Taoxian International Airport receive Olympic etiquette training, Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Thursday, 3 April 2008.
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, some stewardesses of Shenyang Taoxian International Airport receive Olympic etiquette training, Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Thursday, April 3, 2008 - Sputnik International
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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, some stewardesses of Shenyang Taoxian International Airport receive Olympic etiquette training, Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Thursday, 3 April 2008.
© AFP 2023 / Bay IsmoyoThis photograph, taken on 14 October, 2016, shows flight staff practising walking techniques during a class at Garuda Indonesia's training centre in Jakarta. Indonesian state-owned airlines Garuda Indonesia ranked 11th in Skytrax's top 100 airlines in 2016. In August, it obtained clearance to fly to the US after a ban on flying there as the Federal Aviation Administration downgraded their safety rating. The European Union also imposed restrictions in 2007 although these have since been lifted. The restrictions followed a series of accidents including fatal crashes by state-owned Garuda. As part of the safety standard, the airline now requires all of its 264 pilots and 3,317 flight attendants to follow the safety training it holds annually.
This photograph taken on October 14, 2016 shows flight staff practicing emergency landing techniques at Garuda Indonesia's training center in Jakarta - Sputnik International
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This photograph, taken on 14 October, 2016, shows flight staff practising walking techniques during a class at Garuda Indonesia's training centre in Jakarta. Indonesian state-owned airlines Garuda Indonesia ranked 11th in Skytrax's top 100 airlines in 2016. In August, it obtained clearance to fly to the US after a ban on flying there as the Federal Aviation Administration downgraded their safety rating. The European Union also imposed restrictions in 2007 although these have since been lifted. The restrictions followed a series of accidents including fatal crashes by state-owned Garuda. As part of the safety standard, the airline now requires all of its 264 pilots and 3,317 flight attendants to follow the safety training it holds annually.
© AFP 2023 / Toru YamanakaFlight attendant recruits for Japan Airlines practice artificial respiration on dolls during an induction course at the firm's training centre in Tokyo, 14 April. About 400 recruits will study how to administer first aid, serve customers and learn emergency services for two months prior to serving on domestic flights.
Flight attendant recruits for Japan Airlines practice artificial respiration on dolls during an induction course at the firm's training centre in Tokyo 14 April - Sputnik International
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Flight attendant recruits for Japan Airlines practice artificial respiration on dolls during an induction course at the firm's training centre in Tokyo, 14 April. About 400 recruits will study how to administer first aid, serve customers and learn emergency services for two months prior to serving on domestic flights.
© AP Photo / Xinhua40 Chinese girls prepare for their first class in China's first school for training hostesses on Sunday, 5 January 1997 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. The girls will be recommended to China's airline companies when they graduate.
Forty Chinese girls will be stewardess prepare for their first class in China's first school for training hostess on Sunday, Jan.5, 1997 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province - Sputnik International
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40 Chinese girls prepare for their first class in China's first school for training hostesses on Sunday, 5 January 1997 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. The girls will be recommended to China's airline companies when they graduate.
© Sputnik / Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankA flight attendant during a rescue exercise on board an airliner simulator, an exact copy of an aircraft’s cabin, at the new NW aviation training centre in Khimki, Russia.
A flight attendant during a rescue operation exercise aboard an airliner simulator, which is an exact copy of an aircraft’s cabin, at the new NW Training aviation training centre in Khimki, Russia - Sputnik International
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A flight attendant during a rescue exercise on board an airliner simulator, an exact copy of an aircraft’s cabin, at the new NW aviation training centre in Khimki, Russia.
© AFP 2023 / Dimitar Dilkoff Flight staff practise emergency landing techniques at the Russian Aeroflot Training Complex of the Aviation Personnel Training Centre for search-and-rescue training "LAND-WATER" at Sheremetevo Airport outside Moscow on 25 December 2019.
A flight staff practise emergency landing techniques at the Russian Aeroflot company Training Complex of the Aviation Personnel Training Center for search-and-rescue training LAND-WATER at Sheremetevo airport outside Moscow on December 25, 2019 - Sputnik International
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Flight staff practise emergency landing techniques at the Russian Aeroflot Training Complex of the Aviation Personnel Training Centre for search-and-rescue training "LAND-WATER" at Sheremetevo Airport outside Moscow on 25 December 2019.
© AP Photo / Ric FeldAirTran Airways flight attendant Clarissa Zimmermann, left, fends off an attacker played by fellow flight attendant Helen Ward, during a personal defence course given to AirTran flight attendants by instructors from Intelligence Strategies, Wednesday, 13 February 2002, at the airline's training facility in College Park, Ga.
AirTran Airways flight attendant Clarissa Zimmermann, left, fends off an attacker played by fellow flight attendant Helen Ward, during a personal defence course given to AirTran flight attendants by instructors from Intelligence Strategies, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002, at the airline's training facility in College Park, Ga - Sputnik International
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AirTran Airways flight attendant Clarissa Zimmermann, left, fends off an attacker played by fellow flight attendant Helen Ward, during a personal defence course given to AirTran flight attendants by instructors from Intelligence Strategies, Wednesday, 13 February 2002, at the airline's training facility in College Park, Ga.
© AP PhotoChief Stewardess Hazel Brooks of American Airlines addresses a class of 23 candidates for positions with the air transportation company, as the airline’s school began a six-week course at North Beach Airport, New York, 6 November 1939. The girls would study subjects such as radio, airway traffic control, meteorology, food service, company organisation, maps, and timetables.
Chief Stewardess Hazel Brooks of America’s airlines addresses the class of 23 candidates for positions with the air transportation company, as the company’s school began six weeks course at North Beach Airport, New York, 6 November 1939 - Sputnik International
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Chief Stewardess Hazel Brooks of American Airlines addresses a class of 23 candidates for positions with the air transportation company, as the airline’s school began a six-week course at North Beach Airport, New York, 6 November 1939. The girls would study subjects such as radio, airway traffic control, meteorology, food service, company organisation, maps, and timetables.
© AP Photo / Xinhua / Liu HaifengIn this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an etiquette instructor examines the gestures of students during a class at the Civil Aviation University of China in Tianjin municipality, north China, Tuesday, 18 March 2008. The university signed agreements with some airline companies to train some 500 apprentice flight attendants in a three-year course, Xinhua said.
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an etiquette instructor examines the gestures of students during a class in the Civil Aviation University of China, in Tianjin Municipality, north China, Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - Sputnik International
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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an etiquette instructor examines the gestures of students during a class at the Civil Aviation University of China in Tianjin municipality, north China, Tuesday, 18 March 2008. The university signed agreements with some airline companies to train some 500 apprentice flight attendants in a three-year course, Xinhua said.
© AFP 2023 / Kim Jae-HwanKorean Airline stewardesses tackle their colleagues acting as unruly passengers during martial arts training in Seoul, 21 March 2001. The South Korean airliner launched physical training for its staff members to boost safety measures prior to the 2002 World Cup.
Korean Airline stewardess tackle their colleagues acting as unruly passengers during a martial art training in Seoul, 21 March 2001 - Sputnik International
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Korean Airline stewardesses tackle their colleagues acting as unruly passengers during martial arts training in Seoul, 21 March 2001. The South Korean airliner launched physical training for its staff members to boost safety measures prior to the 2002 World Cup.
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