History and origin of cabin crew profession

       

                          

History of Cabin Crew. The first cabin crew was a apparently a man employed on a German Zeppelin in 1911. The first airplanes were truly mail planes with a few extra seats for passengers.

In those expeditions, you had to take care of yourself as the plane crew only included the pilots, and they were too busy flying the plane that they didn’t have time to attend the passengers.

Imperial Airways a UK airline started recruiting cabin boys in the 1920’s.  These crew members were usually teenagers or small men and were mainly on board to load luggage, comfort nervous passengers and help people get around the plane.

In 1930 a 25 year old registered nurse named Ellen Church along with Steve Stimpson of Boeing Air Transport, came up with a new kind of flight attendant.  Church proposed that all cabin crew should be registered nurses as they can then take care of any passengers that may fall sick. 

                             

   

Boeing, then an airline as well as a plane manufacturer, hired eight nurses for a 3 month trial run.  Additional airlines soon followed and started hiring only nurses to serve as cabin crew during their flights. This in turn soon became an integral part of the airline industry.  The requirement to be a registered nurse was relaxed at the start of World War II, as so many nurses were enlisted into the armed forces.

                

 Till many years air cabin crew were under strict control.

They were not allowed to be married and there was a strict check on their weight and features.  

Their clothing was similarly restrictive; the majority of airlines required their cabin crew to wear form-fitting uniforms with white gloves and high heels throughout most of the flight. 

Although it was thought of as a perfectly respectable occupation for young women to have,

Since the 1970’s the policy of major airlines has been to hire both men and women for the role of cabin crew and have no restrictions on weight as long as the person is not overly over the average weight for their height and that it does not pose any health problems. The airlines also recognized their cabin crew as a crucial component of the air-travel industry. 

After all, to most passengers, the cabin crew members are the face of the airline.

    

We at Gracious Avatar  have designed our cabin crew preparation program in such a manner that you will be not only prepared for yourself  for an interview but will also be guided to change you poise and body language along with effective communication skills.

We give 100 % Job assistance and ensure that our experienced and knowledgeable trainers don’t leave any stone unturned in your training.