Eligibility Criteria of a cabin crew and you get selected what is it that you get trained on ?

Eligibility Criteria of a cabin crew and you get selected what is it that you get trained on ?

Qualifications of Cabin Crew as Specified by Airlines for FRESHERS are
   

• Minimum age: 18 years | Maximum age: 27 years Note: 
• There are airlines hiring fresher’s till the age of 32 years.
• Height-Minimum 155 cms for female, 170 cm for Male.
• Arm reach needs to be 210 cms.
•  Has passed 10+2 examination from a recognized Board or University;
• No tattoos to be visible when uniform is worn
• BMI range for female 18 – 22 and for male 18 – 25
• Excellent Communication skill

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Minimum Qualifications of Cabin Crew as Specified by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (D.G.C.A) should be
(a) is not less than 18 years of age;
(b) has passed 10+2 examination from a recognized Board or University;
(c) The ability to read, speak, write and understand a designated common language by the operator to ensure appropriate communication with both crew members and passengers
(d) The ability to retrieve safety and emergency equipment and open and close overhead bins on the aircraft, from a standing position

Once you get selected as a cabin crew!! 

Do you know once you get selected as cabin crew/Air Hostess in any airline, you do not start flying as a cabin crew immediately?

You have to undergo the training programme of the airline. The training programme of the Airlines covers few very important aspects
1) Safety and Emergency Procedures Training- Which enables a cabin crew to perform safety related task on board the aircraft.
These safety related task includes:

¬ Getting familiar with the aircraft , different emergency equipment kept on board, Handling different emergency situations- Fire, Decompression, Turbulence, Emergency Landing, etc
2) First Aid Training-Which enables a cabin crew to handle medical emergency on board . Few medical emergency situations a cabin crew may come across are:
¬ Heart Attack, Unconscious passenger, Stroke etc
3) AVSEC (Aviation Security) training – Covering the security aspect of the aircraft . This training helps the crew to deal with:
¬ Hi- Jack , Bomb Threat, Unruly passengers on board
4) Customer Service- Which enables a cabin crew to serve passengers as per the airline service procedures.

5) Other trainings includes- Dangerous Good Regulations, Crew Resource Management etc.
Post your training programme, a cabin crew has to undergo examination conducted by D.G.C.A (Directorate General of Civil Aviation). On successful completion of the exam, cabin crew gets their license to fly.

Cabin crew salary in India

Every airline salary structure is different as it depends on basic salary offered by the airline, the number of hours flown by the crew and the allowance (Medical, Uniform and Catering) . The starting salary of cabin crew in India ranges from Rs 30,000-Rs 40,000/- per month Salary keeps revising with the experience and promotion. Promotion depends on the performance and experience. Once you get promoted to Cabin Crew Incharge/ Lead, the monthly salary ranges from Rs 50,000- 80,000/-


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Every airline has its own training programme for their selected candidate as the service procedures followed during the flight and safety procedures followed on board are airline specific. No two airlines will have the same procedures.