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Old 24th Mar 2013, 12:30
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silverware
 
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Hi TS,

Welcome in the vibrant world that is called private aviation.
It was an inhospittable environment for the male cabin crew species but finally things are slowly changing.

For various reasons, many owners/operators/brokers always favoured the female type on board of their aircraft.
Yes, they are often blondes and hail from eastern Europe, indeed lots of them don't even speak English properly and yes, they lack any form of basic culinary skills...........................BUT THEY LOOK GOOD!
Maybe a little over the top but still pretty close to reality, this is what you are often up against, eyecandy.

Funny enough, alot of (charter) clients don't care about gender, they just want great service,a professional attitude and a careless experience.
Ofcourse there are a number of male f/a's around, sometimes even specifically scouted because the jealous missus doesn't care for the eycandy hubbie is flying around with.....
Both in the ME and Russia the eyecandy-factor is still dominant, you would therefore be better off in the US-Europe to find employment.
The emphasis for f/a's has recently shifted somewhat from just good looks to content/background/education and culinary skills.
Therefore make sure you are well-groomed, utterly flexible, trained in the culinary field and willing to put in long hours compared to commercial aviation.

Good luck landing your first job, it will come!
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