Slides are not always slide rafts
A slide is not the same thing as a slide raft, correct?
Entries by Donald Wecklein
Cups in the cabin for landing
During landing, are passengers allowed to keep plastic cups served to them?
How many infants are allowed on board
How can I determine the maximum number of infants we can allow on our plane?
Fasten your seatbelt
Fasten seatbelt sign and passenger compliance
Flight attendants required
I am on a 50 passenger seat aircraft that has two jumpseats. Only one Flight Attendant is required. If a jumpseat rider occupies the empty jumpseat, does that constitute a fifty‐first seat, triggering the requirement to add a second Flight Attendant?
Minimum height to be a flight attendant
Is there a minimum height requirement to work as a flight attendant? Are there any factors that can affect the minimum height requirement that some airlines list on job postings?
Language of destination speakers
Are airlines required to provide language of destination flight attendants, and must airlines perform the safety demonstration in English and the local language?
Carry-on baggage during an emergency evacuation
Carry-on baggage is a threat to personal safety during an evacuation, so how does it get managed to save the lives of everyone?
Carry-on baggage
Carry-on baggage – an unpopular perspective, but worthy of discussion. One way to expedite emergency evacuations would be to promote passengers to put their valuables in small carry-on baggage kept at their feet. Don’t react, read.