6 Week Flight Attendant Program

Program Details & Curriculum

This exciting 6-week Flight Attendant Program includes the following topics:

Flight Attendant Aviation Indoctrination
This is the start of your Flight Attendant education. The phonetic alphabet, 24-hour clock, aviation definitions and terminology including purser, cabin safety manager, stewardess, steward, customer service director and air hostess are discussed in class.

Flight Attendant Lifestyle and Professional Grooming
The AFAA provides educational insight into the demanding Flight Attendant schedule and lifestyle. Our practical training prepares our alumni for optimizing their personal health and nutrition. Additionally, we ensure student’s perfect their uniform standards and professional appearance and demeanor.

Resume Preparation and Interview coaching
The AFAA ensures our graduate’s resumes are formatted for airline hiring specifics. Our practical, behavioral based interviewing tutorials prepare our graduates to excel at the airline interview. We share insight into what airlines are looking for in professional flight attendants.

Standard Operating Procedures
The cabin crew’s day-to-day procedures! Role-play, guest speakers and field trips help solidify students’ understanding of course material. Some of the topics include:

• Safety Briefings
• Pre-Flight Checks
• Announcements
• Safety Demonstrations
• Cabin Secure Procedures
• Flight Attendant Silent Review
• Special Attention Passengers
• In-Flight Service Procedures

Emergency Procedures
The focus of the flight attendant is the safety of passengers and crew; our ultimate responsibility is to act effectively and efficiently in case of emergency. Students will learn the following:

• Firefighting Scenarios
• Decompression Drills
• Portable Oxygen Use
• Prepared Emergency Landings
• Post-Evacuation Duties
• Emergency Evacuation Drills

Performance of these evacuation drills is as important to the course outcome as the exams. Successful completion of these drills are required by the AFAA and by airlines. Our hands-on, in-person instruction is the ONLY way to build confidence for this culminating point of your training experience. Our professional, experienced AFAA instructors build your confidence ensuring your success performing the drills to rise above the rest!

Security Procedures
In this section we explore the procedures that keep crew and passengers safe on the aircraft and while on layover. Topics include:

• Bomb-threats and hijacking procedures
• Airport Security Procedures for passengers and crew
• Aircraft Protective Officers (APOs)

Emergency Equipment
The AFAA gives students the opportunity to actually use emergency equipment typically found on aircraft. We do live Firefighting training on-site and water emergency landing scenarios in the pool! This knowledge can be applied to airlines worldwide.

Examples of some of the equipment we use are:

• Portable & Therapeutic Oxygen Bottles
• Fire extinguishers
• Restraint, Biohazard, and First Aid Kits
• Lifejackets
• Portable Breathing Equipment

Aircraft Specifics
Information learned in this section can be applied to many aircraft types. Students will learn about the following:

• Galley equipment
• Passenger Service Unit information
• Flight Attendant and Flight Deck seating
• Emergency Exit Features
• Arming/ Disarming Procedures