These Gold Wings

I thought I’d try and write to you about an average day as a flight attendant. I write so often about specific events or when things go awry, I thought it be nice to outline how things usually happen. Today I’ll describe for you an average (fictional) turn around flight. My airline has a lot [...]

I found this on the internetz, it made me chuckle.

If you’ve ever been on a plane with a cold, then you might be familiar with the pain that you can get in your head when the plane lands. This phenomenon is well known to flight attendants and is actually a major concern. I’ve had it a few times before but it usually goes away [...]

Jet and I were trained for 5 weeks to do what we are doing now… The weeks most stressful and most intense of my life… and all in order to respond without hesitation to any situation presented in this video. Not that I put unnecessary pressure on me, but because expectations are high and responsibilities [...]

Before I start this post: I’m excited to announce that These Gold Wings has joined the Inflight Team Travel Network! Be sure to check out our shiny new drop down menu. The button to bring the menu down can be found at the top left hand corner of the webpage. The Inflight Team is an [...]

Yesterday afternoon, in the airplane coming back to Quebec… After the announcement of donation for a charity that helps children around the world, I began to distribute small envelopes to passengers. Arrived at “row X” of our aircraft, I see a little boy of only 7 or 8 years alone on a row of seat, [...]