| Flight attendant training can take anywhere from 3 to | | | | regulations may be required if an applicant wants to |
| 8 weeks and takes place at the airline's flight training | | | | work international flights. |
| center. Airlines often look for applicants who are | | | | Part of flight attendant training also involves handling |
| presentable and have some experience with handling | | | | emergency situations in simulated environments in front |
| the public. | | | | of your instructors and fellow students. As your training |
| To become a flight attendant on international flights, | | | | progresses, you will be required to go on practice |
| applicants are usually required to know at least one | | | | flights where you are observed and critiqued. After |
| foreign language (and some larger airlines require | | | | completing the training process, you gain a Certificate |
| fluency in two foreign languages). Flight attendant | | | | of Demonstrated Proficiency from the FAA (which |
| training actually has physical requirements that must be | | | | you must periodically renew through additional training |
| met. Trainees must be of a certain height, build, and | | | | and tests). |
| bone structure and must be at least 19 years old. | | | | Flight attendants typically work out of a home airport, |
| Once the trainees are selected, they begin their | | | | which will be assigned upon completion of their training. |
| courses at their respective training centers. Trainees | | | | The first few years of work with your airline will |
| learn emergency procedures such as evacuating an | | | | consist of covering shifts or reporting for flights with |
| airplane, operating emergency systems and equipment, | | | | very short notice. This period is called reserve status. |
| administering first aid, and surviving in the water. A flight | | | | After you complete your reserve period, you are a full |
| attendant must be prepared to handle any situation | | | | flight attendant, and you will begin to bid on regular |
| calmly, as they will likely be responsible for the lives of | | | | assignments each month with the full pool of |
| dozens of passengers. | | | | attendants. |
| Additional training focusing on customs and passport | | | | |