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- Brits arrested for ‘bomb scare’ on Thomas Cook Tenerife flight
- Failed Russian SuperJet demo flight kills 44 in Indonesia
- Hundreds of jobs safeguarded at Thomas Cook
- Air China given warm welcome at Gatwick
- Cabin crew jobs news from Jet2.com
- Asian airports best for customer service
- Lufthansa to shed 3,500 airline office jobs to cut costs
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BA steward put hoax bomb threat on toilet door mid-flight

By cabincrew.com, Tue 15th May, 2012 at 09:36
A British Airways cabin crew member faces a custodial sentence after admitting leaving a hoax bomb warning on an airliner’s lavatory door mid-flight. He is due to be sentenced next month.
The air steward, Mathew Davis, aged 22 and from Crawley, West Sussex, was on a Tokyo to London flight in February when he scrawled the message saying there was a live bomb on board due to explode at 4pm.

The threat was found by a member of the cabin crew and Davis was arrested as soon
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Ryanair flight attendant falls out of aircraft

By cabincrew.com, Mon 14th May, 2012 at 11:22
A female member of Ryanair cabin crew was treated for head injuries last week after falling three meters from the plane’s exit door. According to The Local the incident happened while the plane was getting ready for take-off at Gothenburg City Airport in Sweden.
The pressure of suddenly preparing for take-off after a delay is something all cabin crew will be familiar with, however it’s not yet clear what was
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Brits arrested for ‘bomb scare’ on Thomas Cook Tenerife flight

By cabincrew.com, Mon 14th May, 2012 at 11:09
Two British passengers on board a Thomas Cook flight caused an unnecessary bomb scare by telling cabin crew they had an explosive device in their hand luggage, according to a story in the Daily Mail. The aircraft was carrying about 200 passengers and was given priority to land due to concerns about the claim.
The incident on May 10 took place on a flight from Manchester to Tenerife. It is thought the pair – who have been named as Airam Paul Jerus, and Nathan Levi Trippier – had been drinking prior to the flight, although this has yet to be confirmed.
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Failed Russian SuperJet demo flight kills 44 in Indonesia

By cabincrew.com, Mon 14th May, 2012 at 11:02
A Russian Sukhoi SuperJet with 44 people on board crashed into a volcano in Indonesia last Wednesday, with all those on board now presumed dead. Foggy weather conditions and the dense jungle environment meant it has been difficult to examine the crash site and retrieve the remains of those on board. The 44 people on board included flight crew, as well as businessmen and Russian envoys.
Aviation investigators are searching for the black box recorder that might reveal how the new Sukhoi Superjet-100 crashed into Mount Salak during a 50-minute flight, according to the
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Hundreds of jobs safeguarded at Thomas Cook

By cabincrew.com, Thu 10th May, 2012 at 15:04
Thomas Cook has been thrown a financial lifeline by its banks, which could save hundreds of head office travel job.
Peterborough-based Thomas Cook has secured a three-year deal with around 17 banks, providing a £1.4 billion loan to the travel giant, providing much-needed financial stability.
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Air China given warm welcome at Gatwick
By cabincrew.com, Thu 10th May, 2012 at 13:46
This week Gatwick Airport welcomed the arrival of Air China - the flag carrier for the People‘s Republic of China. Air China is to expand its London network, by providing a non-stop service from Gatwick to Beijing International Airport four times a week. This is a good development for Gatwick which wants to be seen as a major player on the global air travel map. It could have a positive impact on cabin crew jobs and create more airline support jobs on the ground.
Malcolm Day, sales and marketing manager UK & Ireland for Air China said: "Adding Gatwick to our UK network now gives passengers a real choice of departure points within the South-East. Gatwick is well placed for our passengers to connect to Central
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Cabin crew jobs news from Jet2.com
By cabincrew.com, Tue 8th May, 2012 at 11:12
Jet2.com has announced plans to create 100 jobs at East Midlands Airport. The UK airline is taking over eight routes dropped by bmibaby which is closing in September 2012.
Leeds-based Jet2 plans to employ some of the bmibaby staff which is great news for cabin crew and ground staff affected by the dropping of bmibaby, following its sale to International Airlines Group (IAG) by Germany's Lufthansa last month.
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Asian airports best for customer service

By cabincrew.com, Tue 8th May, 2012 at 10:33
The world’s best airports have been named in the annual World Airport Awards, with Incheon Airport in South Korea voted number one. Cabin crew will be interested to see that Asian airports dominate the top ten list, with no UK airports making the grade.
Passengers in the Skytrax awards said customer service tends to be better in Asian airports. "Aside from the inherent benefit that many of these airports have in the most
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Lufthansa to shed 3,500 airline office jobs to cut costs
By cabincrew.com, Thu 3rd May, 2012 at 11:42
Lufthansa has announced plans to cull 3,500 ‘administrative posts’ worldwide over the next few years, as it aims to save €1.5 billion and improve the company’s profitability.
Germany’s leading airline said it would achieve the office workforce reduction "in the coming years", which would be achieved by “combining redundant functions” and dropping "activities that do not create added value for our customers". Some
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What does your future hold? Latest cabin crew vacancies
By cabincrew.com, Wed 2nd May, 2012 at 14:10
For forward-looking, enthusiastic people, there are many exciting opportunities in the cabin crew jobs market today. Browse our jobs section and catch a glimpse of your future career. Will you become an Inflight Chef for Etihad, or does a working for Qatar appeal? We also look at the latest opportunities at Ryanair.
Inflight Chef – Etihad Airways

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