ROAD MAP TO BECOME AIR HOSTESS

Presented by Misrah Maqbool M.Ed. Roll # 28

Govt. College of Education F.B. Area, Karachi

CAREER PLANNING
Don't wait too long between career planning sessions. Career planning can have multiple benefits, o from goal-setting to career change, to a more successful life. Once you begin regularly reviewing and planning your career o Youll find yourself better prepared for whatever lies ahead in your career -- and in your life.

Social values, needs and world of opportunities are the three sound factors which should be considered while adopting the profession.

In Pakistani society there are number of professions that were considered merely suitable for Pakistani women to choose.
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o For example, Air hostess, Nutritionist, Accountant, Doctors, Engineers, Medical Representatives, Public Relation Officer,

Pharmacist etc. But now the scenario has changed. There is no logical distinction between a male and female with respect to a profession. Professions that were once taken as core male oriented, are now being adopted by females in Pakistani society. Today, we are not surprised to see Female Pilots, Defense Female Officers.

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TRAINING SYLLABUS
AVIATION INDOCTRINATION
Regulatory aspects National and International Company-specific Aviation Terminology Theory of flight & aircraft Operation (Basic Information) Major aircraft components
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 Pressurization system Weight and balance Meteorology/ Turbulence Communications equipment Air Traffic control Physiology of flight Oxygen system and use Effects of altitude Cabin poisoning

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
Gen. Emergency procedures & basic principles Emergency equipment
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 Fire fighting Smoke removal procedures Emergency lighting systems Decompression-slow / rapid Emergency landing preparations Evacuation procedures Unwarranted evacuations-water ditching Life-and slide-rafts (use of) Unlawful interference

HUMAN FACTORS
Fundamental human factor concepts Crew resource management (CRM)

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HYGIENE, AVIATION MEDICINE & FIRST AID

Terminology Personal hygiene Tropical hygiene Transmissible diseases Quarantinable diseases Endemic diseases Food poisoning In-flight medical emergencies and incidents Artificial respiration Effects of drugs/intoxicants First aid kits (contents & use of) Medical kits (contents & use of)

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EMPLOYMENT
Flight attendants held about 98,700 jobs in 2008 worldwide. Commercial airlines employed the vast majority of flight attendants, and most attendants lived near major metropolitan airports or airports operating as hubs for the major airlines. A small number of flight attendants worked for companies that offered chartered flights.

EARNINGS
According to statistics, Median annual wages of flight attendants were $35,930 in May 2008.

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 The middle 50 percent earned between $28,420 and $49,910. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $20,580, and

The highest 10 percent earned more than $65,350. While annual wages of flight attendants in Pakistan operated Airlines are about Rs. 250,000/-. This is pretty lower as compared to internationally operated airlines.
Resources

How to Become an Air Hostess http://www.ehow.com/how_5951725_become-air-hostess.html

Career News ( a useful resource for career Information and Planning) http://worldslatestnews.com/career/tag/career-path-of-airhostess/

Career in PIA http://www.piac.com.pk/pia_about/pia-about_career.asp

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