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Old 21st Jul 2003, 21:58
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Tarantella
 
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Cabin crew in Oz have no mandatory retirement age either.
But our 'competencies' as you say, are tested every 6 months. Fail your Emergency Procedures, and you don't have a job.
We are grateful that you fly competently, but when the sh t hits the fan- it's hard to evacuate a jumbo by yourself!
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