Minimum VIP Flight Attendant requirments
 

I hope that I have selected the correct Forum? I would be most grateful if somebody could provide me with what is the average minimum normal realistic experience, to be considered for a position as The Flight Attendant on a Biz Jet similar to Global Express;G.4/5; Falcon 900.I cannot get a definitive response elsewhere.I am under the impression that it is in the order of 2 years First Class with an airline,and ideally also 2 years on a similar type private jet.VIP/VVIP.

There is no minimum requirement, and that is not meant to be disrespectful!

We actually hired a FA that had zero experience, trained her to our standards, as well sent her to FA initial at FS, and Culinary School at CIA. The reason we did this is, unlike so many FA's that already had experience, she was enthusiastic to have the job, took the job seriously and has since become one of the best FA's we have ever had!!

I would do it over and over again with the right person!

This is our model, but I am sure some will find some reason to bash it. However the owner loves her, so at the end of the day, thats all that matters!

J

noneya,

Personally, I think that sounds like a great approach.

Ultimately, as you say, the owner/principal is going to be the person who has to like the the FA. As an FA, we are in their flying "home", and if they don't feel comfortable with the FA, then it is never going to work. The fact that you invest time and money in someone to work in the cabin is excellent. Please don't take this the wrong way, but I often feel as if the 3rd crew member, the FA, can a lot of the time be an afterthought and can be, but not always, just thrown in there and told to get on with it irrespective of experience level.

It is nice to hear someone taking the time and money investing in what goes on behind the flight deck… :ok:

TS
:)

mercuray,

As noneya says, there is not one really.

Having come from a commercial aviation background, I am often left scratching my head as to how things work. From one operator to the next, from one country to the next, from one aircraft to the next, there is no way of working out what people want. Some will want everything you have stated and more. Some will just want you to be proficient in the catering side of things and not that fussed about the rest. I think, one of the things I have had to get my head around is that as an FA on a private/corporate aircraft, the role of the FA can be completely at the other end of the spectrum from cabin crew on a commercial aircraft. Of course, there are still private/corporate operators out there who see their FAs the same as commercial cabin crew in regards to the level they are trained to and their safety responsibilities, however, there are also those at the other end of the scale who don't.

So, trying to gage it is extremely difficult.

TS
:)

Typically for a single operator they can make decisions as the one discussed by Noneya. However in management companies the typical required experience would be 3+ years airline experience of which 1+ would be First Class / Business Class. Other requirements would be to speak the language spoken by the principle, unrestricted travel (passport) etc.
In the ME, some Principle passengers require that the FA not speak Arabic for privacy reasons.