Cabin Crew

WATCH: Passenger deboarded from Delhi-Hyderabad SpiceJet flight for 'misbehaving' with cabin crew

'During boarding at Delhi, one passenger behaved in an unruly and inappropriate manner. The said passenger and a co-passenger, who were travelling together, were offloaded and handed over to the security team,' SpiceJet said

Why are Indians flying out of control?

It must be said that most Indian passengers do not behave badly and most Indian crews are not substandard

Air India's new pre-flight BMI weight check rule irks crew members: What the row is all about

In a company-wide communique on 20 January, the executive director informed the All India Cabin Crew Association (AICCA) that each cabin crew member would now be subjected to BMI and weight checks on a quarterly basis

Ukrainian Airline SkyUp swaps high heels, pencil skirts for sneakers and trousers

Flight attendant Daria Solomennaya, 27, told BBC that wearing heels during a twelve-hour flight from Kyiv to Zanzibar and back made it difficult for the female staff to even walk.

Passengers manhandle Air India cabin crew, threaten to break open cockpit door after flight gets delayed by five hours, says airline official

Unruly passengers allegedly manhandled cabin crew members and threatened to break open the cockpit door of Air India's Boeing 747 aircraft on Thursday after their Delhi-Mumbai flight was delayed for nearly five hours due to a technical problem

SpiceJet hires 500 employees, including 100 pilots from grounded Jet Airways; to give priority to those who lost jobs

Budget carrier SpiceJet Ltd said on Friday it will prioritise hiring employees of Jet Airways Ltd who are losing their jobs after the crisis-hit airline halted all flight operations indefinitely this week.

IndiGo sets eyes on aircraft crew exiting Jet Airways; plans to hire about 100 pilots to overcome shortage

The Gurugram-based IndiGo has already recruited about 130 expatriate pilots from all over the world to meet its aircraft crew shortage, the report said.

Air India to recruit 500 cabin crew by May as more A320 aircraft to be inducted in fleet

The official said Air India plans to hire 500 cabin crew to meet various requirements, including to comply with aviation regulator DGCA's revised norms wherein an airline should have a higher number of such staff

Air India privatisation: Move welcome but clear salary dues first, say pilots

The proposal to privatise Air India is a welcome move but salary arrears should be settled first as promised earlier, feel pilots at the national carrier.

Sexual harassment onboard flights: Do airlines prioritise brand image over justice to crew, passengers?

Protocol and laws are a massive pain if one has the bad luck of being sexually harassed in a flight.