TV Prog - Confessions of Steward
 

Hello One and all,

On ITV this Friday night there is a new series called:

Confessions of................

The 1st one is Confessions of a Steward.

Now it should be interesting to see what you lot get onto behind our backs. it might even put folk off you never know.

I will be taking notes and asking quesitons about things. I would not have thought for one moment that any loving stewardess(or steward) would be nasty in any way to a passenger:D

regards
John
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I can hardly wait......:rolleyes:

The ad shows a FA wiping a teabag inside a toilet. Hmm. I wonder if it's going in the same pot we all drink out of.
Oh well, the poor pilots are still getting 'you weren't on that Channel 4 program were you?' so we are well placed to sympathise with you on Sat morning when you have all been made out to be a bunch of scheming wenches with no moral standards. We know your not all like that really. ;)

Watching GM TV today, I was absolutely astounded that one of the so-called revelations is that we flight crews allow cabin staff to sit in the crew seat and fly the aircraft. We all know this is complete rubbish, not to mention illegal irresponsible and unprofessional. The CAA will prosecute any flight-crew member for that stupidity. I think that the alleged cabin crewmember who came up with that story had better be prepared to answer some questions from some very serious people.

This industry needs these kinds of unsubstantiated bar stories like a hole in the head, especially in the present economic climate. I hope that the idiot who is responsible for that story is shown the error of his/her ways. Cabin staff already suffer from the misconception that you are no more that glorified “waiters and waitresses” in the sky. We all know this is due to public ignorance, but I can’t help thinking that this TV program will turn out to be an “own goal”.

max_cont I couldn't agree more.

This is just dropped on the Press Association wires, which means it has been circulated to every newsroom in the country. Will make a nice page lead for tomorrow's papers. :rolleyes:

1 AIR Stewards 1259GMT 260402
CABIN CREW ‘HAVE FLOWN PASSENGER JETS’
By Peter Woodman, Air Correspondent, PA News
Cabin crew members have taken over the controls of passenger planes for periods of flights, a TV show disclosed today.
One stewardess flew a Boeing 737, while a steward took over when a pilot went for a break.
In the Boeing 737 incident, air traffic controllers asked the stewardess why the aircraft was not flying in a straight line.
In other incidents, cabin crew deliberately ruined the food of unpleasant passengers and spilt drinks in their laps.
The ITV1 programme, entitled Confessions of an Air Steward, also disclosed instances of:
>blob<Cabin crew joining the “mile-high club”
>blob<Naughty children being locked in the toilets
>blob<Encouraging noisy babies to nod off by putting a drop of gin in their milk bottles
>blob<Waking up troublesome passengers just after they have fallen asleep
>blob<Putting the seat belt signs on to keep rowdy travellers in their places.
ends

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2002190617,00.html

Professionalism goes straight out the window with articles and programmes such as this !

Who are these people ? Are they real ?

They'll never get a job here at Britain's lowest flying airline !

I didn't know a new version of Airplane was being released.

What utter tripe !!

the more of us that complain to the ITC and challenge the producers to explain just how they arrived at headlines like - 'a quarter of all stewards admit to flying plane' - did any of you receive a questionairre?! The less likely will it be for further programmes of this ilk to make it out the edit suite.

Take note of the producers name - he or she has to fly sometime...

I do hope there will be a 'Confessions of a TV producer' in this series as their lifestyle must be soooo squeeky clean.

I've just watched "Confessions of a Steward", and to say I am amazed is an understatement. I know these programs take a slant on things, but this was unbelievable.
Does what was shown in this program actually happen? Taking controls of the aircraft was one that shocked me the most. All parties involved would lose their jobs if that ever go out, wouldn't they?
Now I am very young, and probably quite naive, but this wasn't an accurate portrayal of life as cabin crew, was it?

Tabloid TV.

Amazed!
 

I have just watched this programme and, to say the least, I was amazed.

In all honesty I only watched it for a laugh, but sadly, the great British Public may well go away believing what they saw.

Were these idiots ever really cabin crew? Were they paid to spout this stuff on national television?

There were barely 2 or 3 believable references in the the whole show (the Tampon whistle in the Life Jacket for example) but -

Wiping tea bags around a toilet soaked in chemical cleaner.....that sounds like attempted murder to me!

Deliberately locking a child in the toilet......false imprisonment!

Locking a dead body in the toilet............b0ll0cks! Who was there to confirm death anyway?

Getting the pilots to induce 'turbulence' to the extent that someone falls off the loo..................b0ll0cks!

Making it quite clear that they would not assist pax in an evacuation (or even try!)

If anyone ever attempted any of those stunts on an aircraft an aircraft with me in command ther remaining time in the employ of the company would be measured in seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


The next few days with pax who watched this drivel will be somewhat awkward for some I bet.

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Timmcat kids: "Dad.. who are we flying to Spain this year with?

Timmcat: "Actually, Kids, its an airline called BMIBaby"

Timmcat Kids: "Dad, is that one of those 'low cost airlines'?

Timmcat: Yep!

Timmcat Kids: "Does that mean we dont get a meal on the plane?'

Timmcat: "Yep!"

Timmcat Kids: "Great......"

I watched this programme with a sinking heart. A young lady with "8 years flight experience" and other so called Cabin Crew (Notice they were all careful to be interviewed in Civvies) confessed to....
Wiping the tea bags round the lav
Putting Bogies in scones (Yuck)
Asking the Captain to turn up the heat to induce early morning erections in sleeping pax. (They called it Morn Horn)
Flying the aircraft in flight with Pax on board. (Even if this is true, the sheer indiscretion at talking about it on National TV gives the level of maturity)
One girl asking the Captain to induce turbulence. (The way she put it was "Asking the Captain to wiggle the doobry")
I was totally disgusted at this programme. The people concerned have no right to call themselves industry professionals, and do the vast majority of hard working Cabin Crew a huge diservice. The uniforms may not be shown, but the faces are there and there are plenty people out there who must know them. The ex Stewardess on the Channel Four programme was quick enough to dob Flight Crew in.
Could it be pay back time.?? :( :( :mad: :mad:

You may have noticed that the programme said that almost one quarter of the crew that they interviewed had flown the aircraft. Well, I counted about 6 (maybe 8) crew so the number of crew that had confessed to this is a grand total of....

2

Technically correct, but utter tripe.



:rolleyes:

Sad but Typical TV sensationalism
 

After watching this programme, I posted on our Company (Airline)website to register my disgust at this so called journalism.
I reckon that those individuals interviewed (6 to 8 in number) are all ex "Big Airways" who have either been "let go" ("7 months flight experience") or have taken voluntary redundancy ("12 years Flight experience").
Whatever their "experience" or motivation, I for one do not believe that cabin crew would, or do behave in the manner suggested
As an aircraft Commander of some 12 years, I have never permitted, or seen, a cabin attendant sitting on my flight deck seat, much less taking control of my aeroplane.
This "entertainment" was nothing short of piffle and drug or money induced cr*p which does precious little to induce customer confidence in an industry trying to rise from the terrorist induced mayhem of September 11th.
Journalism of this (sub)standard belongs with the Sunday Sport and headlines of "A Lancaster found on the Moon".
Shame on you ITV, but I'm not surprised at your rating chasing motivation.
To the "cabin crew" involved , I hope your 30 pieces of silver were worth it, and please don't ever try to wangle a sub-load seat on my aeroplane.

I guess there are two simple questions in the minds of other slf like me:

1. Can it be verified that these people were really cabin crew?

2. Can their stories (some of them at least) be verified at any level?

Personally I do not believe any of this, but you people know better than I do that general public will believe in almost any cr@p regarding aviation industry.

I just wonder if juries in future cases of air rage will adopt a different approach to accepting the evidence of cabin staff.

These apologies for cabin staff have done a great disservice to the industry and their colleagues who still have jobs.

I feel sure they were ex cabin staff or if they are still employed, soon to be ex staff. The programme makers will have anticipated the question.

The problem is that the production and the topic links suggested that such behaviour was wide spread.

We must accept that there are a few bad apples about and how that most viewers would be of the belief that it was not a serious programme but a spoof.

Most of the examples, especially those about "flying" the plane will show how untrue they are (turning back and fore over Russia as an example). sadly, whilst most non pilots (and cabin crew) on this BB would appreciate the bullsh*t factor here, the general member of the public and journalist will not have the knowledge to appreciate what a lot of boll*cks it all was.

What utter C**P that programme was last night, I mean has any crew actually done anything like that to get at passengers? I guess thing must happen but who in their right mind would broadcast it in national TV?

I can confirm that one of the cabin crew featured in last nights ***** was crew for us at a low cost airline!

I was totally gobsmacked by this load of urban legends passed on as truth.........

As for the flying the plane bit.....I nearly choked on my corn-flakes with shock! I dont believe for a minute that in this day and age, there are ANY pilots out there stupid enough to allow the crew to fly the aircraft, or any cabin crew that would be stupid enough to do it!

Since 11/09, the public have gradually had their faith in flying restored....Has that now been undone due to these sad losers!

p.s. If the faces of some of the hags featured aren't motivation enough to make us moisturise, then what will be!:D