Life After Flying

[nbailey073]

hello fellow flighty's!!

is there any ex flight attandants out there with any advice on life after flying? im feeling its time to move on from flying, where did you go what career path have you gone down and do you miss it? regret it?

any words of wisdom would be fabulous!

[Basil]

Well, as a pilot, I'd have to say: "It's life, Jim, but not as we know it."

[Tray Surfer]

Hi nbailey073,

Whilst not a new thread, I have read about this on here before, and I find the following thread quite interesting:

PPPrune Past Thread

And it has some good words of wisdom and advice.

I am still enjoying flying, but always think it is wise to keep an eye on the jobs market as a whole, and see what else is out there. A simple google search for "ex-cabin crew jobs" brings up quite a few links for Corporate Reception/Front of House roles and our customer skills seem to be in demand.

Good luck with whatever you decide to do... I am sure one day I will decide to hang up my wings too...

Edit: Sorry, just noted your location, my mistake. Although, I am sure similar skills are in demand in Australia too!

TS

[MathFox]

The first thing to ask is "what would I want to do". You can get into almost any occupation if you try hard enough.

Secondly, look at diplomas... did you score some before you started flying? Are you willing to spend a significant portion of your free time (and some money) studying? Part time studies are available on several levels. (It may take some planning and convincing to fit them in your schedule.)
Customer oriented jobs have been mentioned... A Flight Attendant job is one of the toughest, where you have to "fight it out" in the air without outside assistance. That is a lot of responsibility; more than most ground jobs.
You have first aid and safety training, know about how to work within procedures... senior cabin crew will have some management experience (coordinating the work of the crew), also to be accomplished (improvised) mid-air.

The most important things you take from a FA career are your sense of responsibility and "self reliance", the capability to solve a lot of small problems yourself. Those are good things for many jobs (low-level management).
From my field of employment: take a look at what you need to become "Health and Safety Officer" or "Quality manager". The air transport approach to quality and safety is far ahead of common industry practice.

Edit:
If there are opportunities to get airline-funded experience, from doing some committee work to getting paid language courses... that would be worthwhile to do for resume-building: Grab the opportunity if it fits your "after flying" plan. Knowing a second language will open up a lot of career opportunities!

[lord mash]

Any change is as good as you make it
You can always come back to flying
Nothing is set in stone
If your asking the question maybe its time to move on

Mash

[sisemen]

Options:

1. If Male. Get crappy job that doesn't have the allure of flying. Bring up hordes of screaming kids.

2. If Female. Have a go at crappy job that doesn't have the allure of flying. Give up. Get married if not already. Bring up hordes of screaming kids.

3. None of the Above. Cruise gay bars boring everyone with what an alluring job you had. Have a look at jobs that allow you to wear spunky clothes.

[Clear For Take Off]

Ohh I am going through the same thing at the moment.

The thought of working 9-5 gives me chills!

Is there an area you are interested in that you could study whilst still flying?

[G-TTIC]

Could always take a wild leap and do what I did... Stopped flying four years ago and now I drive cruise ships.