Air Hostess

Flight attendants or cabin crew (also known as stewards/stewardesses, air hosts/hostesses, cabin attendants) are members of an aircrew employed by airlines primarily to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers aboard commercial flights, on select business jet aircraft, and on some military aircraft. Jobs & Career prospects for cabin crew attendants:
Due to increase in new airlines in the aviation sector, the aviation industry is expanding. That's why the job opportunities of the Cabin Attendants are growing at a very fast rate. There are good career prospects and excellent growth opportunities for youngster not only in India but also abroad. The Job profile of the flight attendants is very exciting, they can visit all over the world & see various cultures while earning a reasonably good salary at the same time. Flight Steward works in teams to make the passengers comfortable in the Flight and to check the security of the passengers in the tough situations. They also make sure that first-aid kits and other emergency equipment are on board and work properly or not. Flight Steward welcomes the passengers while they are boarding the plane, check their tickets & serves refreshments and food on their journey. They also educate all the passengers, how to use the emergency equipments, supervise them in the seating arrangements and check the safety belt arrangements. Flight Steward & Cabin Crew are mostly employed by the commercial airlines. They can also work in private air transport companies. They can seek job opportunities in Public & Private Sector. How to become Flight Steward & Cabin Crew? Aspirants have to apply in various airlines for different posts that are advertised in national newspapers & other mass media. Once the aspirants are shortlisted, they have to appear for the written test. Successful aspirants will be called for the group discussion & personal interviews. After GD/PI, if aspirants are selected, then the airline trained them for 2 to 3 months. After successful training, aspirants are put on trainee flights before assigning duties.

Aviation is not a specific course. Aviation has many branches. Such as Air Navigation Service, Cabin Crew/ Air Hostess, Cargo Management, Flying/ Pilot Training, Ground Services, Aircraft Maintenance Engineering and Avionics. I'm going to assume that your interest is Cabin Crew/Air Hostess. For this particular course there are around 140 college/ training institutes in India. Most of them offer a diploma and some only training certificate. Once you finish your course you have a wide variety of airline companies to choose from. Especially since the industry is seeing considerable growth. You may get placed in a reservation department, cabin crew, ground staff, lounge handling/service, customer service etc. These are your primary options available and these varies depending on your communication skills, management skills and situation handling skills.

An Air Hostess needs to be a person with a pleasing personality as the basic job for them is to take care of the passengers. The basic educational qualification required for Air Hostess is-:
Either 10+2 or equivalent or a Graduation degree. Age should be below 25 years with a minimum height of 154.5-157.5 cms tall. The eyesight should be of 6/6 without glasses, though it may vary from one Airlines to another. Hindi, English is a must with any foreign language which will make an added advantage though not compulsory. Please note that most of the Airlines give more preference to graduates rather than under-graduates. Unmarried candidates are preferred mostly. You can join an Air hostess-training programme offered by various institutes in major cities as well as small cities. Generally the Air Hostess selection procedure consists of screening followed by a written examination (mostly objective type of questions), followed by group Discussion and finally Personal Interview. Some of the Institutes providing Air Hostess training are-:
Kingfisher Training Academy, Air Hostess Academy, Frank Finn Management Consultants, Free bird Aviation & Management Services, Regards.