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I want to be Airline Cabin Crew/ Air Hostess/Steward
Come Fly with Us!: A Global History of the Airline HostessCome Fly with Us!: A Global History of the Airline Hostess by Johanna Omelia
Buy used from: £32.48
Powerfully tells the evolution from nurse to trolley dolly via sexual icon of the jet set
StewardessStewardess by Elisa Stein
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £4.65
Disappointing picture book, lacking depth, not recommended to our airline and airport management undergraduate students.
Around the World in a Bad Mood: Confessions of a Flight AttendantAround the World in a Bad Mood: Confessions of a Flight Attendant by Rene Foss
Buy new: £5.81 / Used from: £0.01
Short paper back written by an experienced US major flight attendant, some interesting insights on the life style many of our students take up after graduation
Coffee, Tea, or Me?: The Uninhibited Memoirs of Two Airline StewardessesCoffee, Tea, or Me?: The Uninhibited Memoirs of Two Airline Stewardesses by Trudy Baker
Buy new: £6.52 / Used from: £1.19
Interesting reprint of an historic novel that uses the well worn cliche as its title. Fails for me when you know the authors sex.
No Frills: The Truth Behind the Low-Cost Revolution in the SkiesNo Frills: The Truth Behind the Low-Cost Revolution in the Skies by Simon Calder
Buy new: £8.56 / Used from: £0.01
Masterful industry overview by the Independent's bespectacled travel writer. Chapter per airline potted histories great for essays and preparation for interviews.
Global Airlines: Competition in a Transnational IndustryGlobal Airlines: Competition in a Transnational Industry by Pat Hanlon
Buy new: £28.39 / Used from: £39.96
Popular with our students as it provides easy to understand explanations of competition, scheduling, networks, and alliances.
EasyJet: The Story of Britain's Biggest Low-cost AirlineEasyJet: The Story of Britain's Biggest Low-cost Airline by Lois Jones
Buy used from: £0.01
Great travel/beach read giving insights into the growth of the big orange airline & that man Stelios
Ryanair: How a Small Irish Airline Conquered EuropeRyanair: How a Small Irish Airline Conquered Europe by Siobhan Creaton
Buy used from: £2.26
Michael O'Leary may not be likeable - but this book shows what a great job he has done by building the extreme low cost carrier. Don't join Ryanair without reading this...
Go: An Airline AdventureGo: An Airline Adventure by Barbara Cassani
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Cassani explains how she put her own values at the centre of this remarkably successful low cost start up airline. Definate feel good factor for would be crew managers.
From Worst to First: Behind the Scenes of Continental's Remarkable ComebackFrom Worst to First: Behind the Scenes of Continental's Remarkable Comeback by Gordon Bethune
Buy new: £13.35 / Used from: £1.68
Gung-ho, US OTT ra-ra - but interesting insights into life inside a large, failing US major airline and how it was turned around by a super CEO.
War and Peace (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)War and Peace (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) by Leo Tolstoy
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £3.48
An experienced cabin crew neighbour of mine fights jibes about galley reading of 'Hello' magazine (often missing in the business class magazine racks) says "I read war and peace me ! " Right.
So You Want to be Air Cabin Crew?: The In-depth Guide on How to Become a Cabin Crew MemberSo You Want to be Air Cabin Crew?: The In-depth Guide on How to Become a Cabin Crew Member by Andrew D. Porter
If you want to be crew for easyJet - this will be a must read book.
THE COMPLETE CABIN CREW INTERVIEW MANUAL - THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BEING SUCCESSFUL AT A FLIGHT ATTENDANT INTERVIEWTHE COMPLETE CABIN CREW INTERVIEW MANUAL - THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BEING SUCCESSFUL AT A FLIGHT ATTENDANT INTERVIEW by Caitlyn Rogers
One of two similar titles, my sense is that this is a bit of a money grab. Our degree students follow a module that helps prepare them for applications and interviews.
The Cabin Crew Interview Made Easy: Everything You Need to Know About Being Successful at a Flight Attendant InterviewThe Cabin Crew Interview Made Easy: Everything You Need to Know About Being Successful at a Flight Attendant Interview by Caitlyn Rogers
Buy used from: £29.99
One of two similar titles, my sense is that this is a bit of a money grab. Our airline&airport mgmt degree offers a seasonal placement, ideal to get flying/customer service experience.
Air BabylonAir Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01
Reviews of this book have not been kind - despite holding prime point of sale promotion at many airport books shops.
99 Ways to Make a Flight Attendant Fly--Off the Handle!: A Guide for the Novice or Oblivious Air Traveler99 Ways to Make a Flight Attendant Fly--Off the Handle!: A Guide for the Novice or Oblivious Air Traveler by Joann Deveny
Buy new: £7.11 / Used from: £1.87
A bit of fun - but for sure many of these stories will be replicated in your flying career.
Airline Confidential: Lifting the Lid on the Airline IndustryAirline Confidential: Lifting the Lid on the Airline Industry by Richard Haver
Buy used from: £3.59
Light hearted, anecdotes for the frequent flyer
"If it's Not on the Trolley, You Can't Have it.""If it's Not on the Trolley, You Can't Have it." by Gary May
Buy new: £9.68 / Used from: £2.91
A pursers stories after 7 years with Virgin Atlantic
Flying by the Seat of My Pants: Flight Attendant Adventures on a Wing and a PrayerFlying by the Seat of My Pants: Flight Attendant Adventures on a Wing and a Prayer by Marsha Marks
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Little read 'how it was for me' insights of a US crew member
Working the Skies: The Fast-paced, Disorienting World of the Flight AttendantWorking the Skies: The Fast-paced, Disorienting World of the Flight Attendant by Drew Whitelegg
Buy new: £13.99 / Used from: £13.84
A more serious insiders view on life as a flight attendant
How to Become Cabin Crew: An Aspiring Flight Attendant's Must Have GuideHow to Become Cabin Crew: An Aspiring Flight Attendant's Must Have Guide by Caitlyn Rogers
Want to be crew in the Gulf ? Emirates - probably a 'must have' resource
Catch Me If You Can [DVD] [2002]Catch Me If You Can [DVD] [2002]
Buy new: £4.88 / Used from: £1.28
Bored of reading ? Want to get a flavour of how glamourous flying was way back when ?
The Terminal [DVD] (2004)The Terminal [DVD] (2004)
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.38
Might a career in aviation feel like you live at an airport ? Based on a true story (with Hollywood tweaks) see Catherine Zeta Jones as an American trolley dolly
The Aviator [DVD] [2004]The Aviator [DVD] [2004]
Buy new: £14.98 / Used from: £1.27
Story of TWA founder Howard Hughes as a real aviation pioneer