There is an international flight attendant on July 12. World Civil Aviation Forecore Day

Aviation allows you to move loads and people for considerable distances in a short time. Despite the widespread error, this type of transport belongs to one of the safest. It is an important part of the economy of developed countries. Specialists engaged in this industry are devoted to an international professional holiday.

Who celebrates

The event takes part flight attendants civil aviation. The holiday is celebrated by employees aircraft enterprises, teachers, students, listeners of courses, graduates of specialized educational institutions. Their relatives, friends, acquaintances, close people join the action.

History and traditions of the holiday

The holiday appeared after the formation in the 20s of the XX century such profession. For the first time, it originated in Germany in 1928, where the functions of passenger services were transferred from the second pilot on a specially trained person. This solution was dictated by security considerations. Thus, the crew was freed from performing foreign tasks.

The purpose of the event is to increase the prestige of flight attendants, the appeal to their problems, adapt to its ranks. Such actions demonstrate a high role of workers in the competitive struggle of companies.

The international day of the flight attendant 2020 unites specialists in many countries of the world, among them - Russia. For festive tables in cafes and restaurants colleagues and their friends, relatives, friends, close people are going to. Participants exchange experience discussing innovations. Congratulations are sounded, wishes for health, success in responsible work. The pronunciation of the traditional assembly is becoming an unchanged attribute of honoring that the number of takeoffs coincides with the number of landings.

In distinct employees are given honorable diplomas, valuable gifts. Management notes the important role of workers in ensuring high service.

Facilities mass media Prepare transfer on the history of the industry. As the main characters of plots and interviews are veterans of civil aviation, former and operating flight attendants. They tell about their vitality, interesting cases during flights. Events are often undergoing in nature, if the weather of the summer month is favorable. The picnic is accompanied by bathing in reservoirs, fishing and cooking dishes on open fire.

About profession

Logbooks of civil aviation perform passenger maintenance tasks during flights. They are obliged to advise, provide provided food and drinks.

The path in the profession begins after graduation or educational institutions. The graduate masters the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills. Only the necessary exams are allowed to work.

Employees are subject to strict requirements for the possession of foreign languages, the level of service. Steward must have the skills of providing first aid.

The activity refers to the category of life-threatening and health. It is due not only to significant stresses, possible catastrophes, but also by continuous radioactive irradiation. Its background during the flight in the upper layers of the atmosphere is much higher than on the surface of the Earth. In the West, the profession of a bot - high-paying and demanded due to big Park Liners of numerous airlines.

Today, July 12, the World Civil Aviation Festival Day is celebrated. Historically, the holiday has developed spontaneously and never established at the official level. Nevertheless, every year more and more airlines join the celebration of this date.

Who exactly belongs to the idea of \u200b\u200bestablishing a holiday and how long ago, he arose, it is not known for sure. However, the profession of the flight attendant appeared 90 years ago. It is believed that it originated in Germany in 1928, when a special person began to take on board the aircraft, the responsibility of which was the provision of service during the flight. Previously, this was done by the second pilot, which was risky in terms of flight safety.

Initially, the functions of flight attendants were performed only by men - most often they were the former waiters of expensive restaurants. However, already in 1930, an idea arose in the United States to hire attractive girls to work - it should have become an additional advertising of passenger air transport. There was another argument in favor of women: they were less weighed, which was of great importance for aircraft of that time.

The first flight attendant in the history of aviation was Ellen Cherch from Iowa. She went to his first flight in May 1930 on the San Francisco - Chayenne flight. Ellen graduated from the courses of nurses and privately took the lessons to control the aircraft. This served as a decisive argument in her favor - the girl herself offered their airline services. Moreover, it was Cherge who was commissioned to gain the first group to prepare the future flight attendants. They became seven nurses under the age of 25 and weighing no more than 52 kg. It is worth noting that the strict requirements of the appearance and the physique of the stewardess are preserved today, although they are largely stranged.

In the 30s of the last century in job description It was stated that the flight attendants should be welcomed by passengers, compost their tickets, weigh the passengers themselves and their luggage, as well as to engage in its loading and unloading. Before departure, the flight attendants were to be removed in the cabin and the pilot cabin, check whether the passenger seats are securely attached to the floor, and if necessary, exterminate flies. In flight, the flight attendants were obliged to distribute chewing gum, blankets, slippers, clean the shoes with passengers and remove the toilet. In places of intermediate land attendants were supposed to wear buckets with fuel to refuel the airliner. When the plane arrived at the end item, the stewardess helped ground staff to roll it into the hangar.

The girls worked for 100 hours a month, getting $ 125. Boeing Air Transport took a flight attendant to work with a three-month probationary period, but the practice turned out to be so successful that they were not only credited to the staff, but also decided to take on the position of flight attendants in the main women. The requirements for applicants were as follows: to be unmarried, to have a nurse's diploma, age - not older than 25 years, weight - no more than 52 kg, and growth is not higher than 160 centimeters.

Today, each airline puts forward its requirements for applicants for the position of flight attendant, however, there are general rules. The applicant must be a pleasant appearance and with a pleasant voice timber, have a smooth speech without defects and the correct bite. Vision must be corrected in the range of 20-30% or better.

The age of candidates for the place of the traine varies from 19 to 29 years. In some companies, the age plan range fluctuates from 18 to 24 years. Weight must comply with growth and medical standards. For young people, growth is from 170 to 190 centimeters, for girls - from 160 to 175 centimeters.

Simple story about the stewardess.

Also now, to the question of a future profession, a little girl can answer - a stewardess.

And before, at the dawn of the development of aviation, it was the most popular and most disadvantaged dream of many girls and girls! Although the first stewards were men. Their responsibilities included, help the passenger when landing and disembarking from the plane. And maintenance of them during the flight. Then they were recruited from the waiters of fashionable restaurants. And they did not have the slightest relationship with the technique. Already on the airspales of the chapelin were specially trained specialists in the crew, to help passengers in accommodation and to create comfort.

With a rapid growth of aviation, and in particular, civilian, acutely arose about the need for an assistant pilot, a steward, which, is engaged only by passengers, their security, provides medical care, in general, trying to demand, capricious and inquisitive passengers, did not interfere pilot.

So the first steward became a man invited by the company Lufthansa. In 1928. He flew on the Junkers F-13 plane, with four passengers on board.

In 1930, American transport company Boeing Air Transport ( United Airlines.), became interested in the experience of German colleagues, and decided to create such a service on his lines. Allen Cherch, a nurse from San Francisco contributed to this. She took private piloting lessons. And at the end of the courses, it came to the manager Boeing with a request to take her by the pilot. I received an offer to collect and head the first small detachment of women nurses for work by flight attendants - flight attendants on airlines. The company's management made the right bet.

The fact is that, in those years aviation, passenger Transportation There were not only new things, but also quite dangerous. And the presence on board, in flight, fragile, the pretty girl, as a member of the crew, reassured even the most nervous and childish passengers. And Ellen's main profession, could be useful in flight. Small heights of flights led to a strong boltner in the surface trends of the winds. Fews well tolerated a similar test. Here it was useful to prepare Ellen Church as nurses.

The selection in the first group of stewardess from seven nurses was very cruel, even in modern concepts. Professional nurse. Not older than 25 years. Weight not more than 115 pounds, and it is about 52 kg. Growth was desirable smaller. Not higher than 163 cm. A simple medical bathrobe has become the first uniform of the girls. There were still conditions that are not very like to remember in America. The girls did not have the right to marry and start children. They paid them, by those standards, a very decent amount, 125 dollars per month. But the duties were the mass, about which the current "goddess of the air" and are not suspected. For example, their responsibilities included, helping the crew in the shooting of an airplane from the hangar, fueling fuel. Luggage loading and cleaning aircraft. They were guides, and told passengers about the places over which the flight took place.

In addition, they provided medical services and fed everyone. And even caught flies, handed out the chewing and cleaned the boots to customers! As you can see, there were a lot of work. And, nevertheless, when other airlines followed the example of Boeing Air Transport, who wish the "heavenly girls" (Sky Girls, then they were called), it was a huge amount! Only during the Second World War, due to the mass set of nurses in the army, the criteria for selecting girls somewhat softened. And they began to recruit any suitable girls.

It is curious that in the country "Developed Democracy",

the age criteria was canceled only in the 70s.

A ban on marriage and children already in the 80m!

Today, incorrectly perceive the stewardess as a servant that feeds you and cares for you. First of all, the stewardess should provide your safety. And the program of preparation of modern stewardess reminds the training of special forces! Remember, the stewardess on board a welcoming mistress, temporarily hosting you at home. She is not a servant, according to the type "Serve-Bring", and a full member of the carriage of the aircraft. If necessary, it even leads the aircraft, such courses are also included in the training program. Watch yourself as visiting good friends. And happy flight to you!

It is interesting:

* The deadline of the stewardess in Russia is 45 years old.

* The most causative uniforms had the Girls of the American Airline Hooters Air. Under the motto "Flying hot". The girls were dressed in T-shirts and short boxing panties. The company in 2006 closed, but all of America is still memorable to orange shorts and deep neckline stewardess.

* In the Thai airline P.C / AIR work transsexuals with the Badzhik "Third Paul". Be carefull!

* Yugoslav Stewardles Volovich Spring, survived with a fall from 10,000 meters!

* 2-3 months prepare flight attendants in Russia. Each company has its own techniques.

* In 2008, the Canadian Stewardess herself put a plane with passengers at Shannon Airport. The commander "went roof", and the second pilot was injured, trying to form a colleague.

On July 12, flight attendants of the whole world celebrate their professional holiday. In the aviation industry, the overwhelming number of flights has long been women and all passengers are accustomed to call them flight attendants. Our site gladly congratulates all the flight attendants and wishes them pleasant flights and soft landings!

• The snow-white plane goes to the flight,
• On board meets us stewardess - just class!
• The straps will fasten everything, and the cloth all the nail
• Happy holiday to you, babe, aviation find!

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