Become a Flight Attendant at Air France

Air France, with 168 destinations in 93 countries, and its partner, KLM, have a United States headquarters in New York City. The steps to learn how to become a flight attendant at Air France include some specific requirements due to their many international destinations.

Steps

  1. Obtain a high school diploma.[1]
    • To become a flight attendant at Air France, or any airline for that matter, you must have a high school diploma. In fact, more than one-third of all flight attendants have college degrees, even though college is not required by the airlines.
  2. Learn to speak French and English.[2]
    • Because Air France is based in France, they require that all flight attendants be fluent in both French and English. Speaking a third language is also a benefit as Air France assigns flight crews based on specific areas. For example, for Japanese flights, flight crews who speak fluent Japanese are given first choice for those flights.
  3. Have citizenship in a European Union (EU) country.[3]
  4. Obtain certification in Flight Attendant Emergency Safety that meets the requirements of European Union Operation Procedures.[4]
    • This certification training teaches fire control, first aid, aircraft evacuation, and other airline safety measures necessary.
  5. Get experience in customer service.[5]
    • Since flight attendant positions require significant contact with the public, gaining experience in customer service positions is beneficial prior to applying at Air France. Since flight attendant positions are difficult to get, having this type of experience may give you a better chance when applying.
  6. Be willing to work varied shifts.[6]
  7. Be willing to relocate.
    • Flight attendants work many different hours and days. In addition, because Air France flies out of a number of different airports internationally, flight attendants at Air France could be stationed at any one of the 183 airports they fly to and from.



Tips

  • Familiarize yourself with the cultures of countries where you will be flying. Since Air France schedules flight crews based on language ability, knowing the culture of the country is beneficial when flying in and out of those destinations.
  • Because Air France flight attendants have more contact with passengers than other employees at the airline, it is important that they have patience, self-control and good manners.

Warnings

  • Flight attendants for Air France are required to submit to a background check.
  • All Air France flight attendants must pass a physical examination.
  • All airlines have height requirements based on Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) regulations. The regulations are due to cabin restrictions as flight attendants must be able to move comfortably about the cabin and reach into overhead bins easily. Flight attendants are required to be between {{safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert}} 3 inches (152.4 cm) and {{safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert}} 1 inches (182.88 cm).

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.cabincrewwings.com/blog/air-france-cabin-crew-requirements/
  2. ↑ https://www.cabincrewwings.com/blog/air-france-cabin-crew-requirements/
  3. ↑ https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/eu-citizenship_en
  4. ↑ https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/Cabin_Crew_Licensing
  5. ↑ https://careertrend.com/how-8158366-customer-service-experience.html
  6. ↑ https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-what-its-really-like-to-be-a-flight-attendant-2015-9
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