| Pay. You know that business aviation pays
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| | location of aircraft and your experience.
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| more than commercial, in most cases a lot
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| | Much of what I've heard as the quoted
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| better, but you aren't sure what the
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| | salary is in the low to mid-50s range.
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| going rate is for a corporate flight
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| | Indeed, the NBAA supports this data with
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| attendant. It might surprise you to learn
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| | a recent survey showing that the average
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| that pay rates vary widely depending on
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| | corporate flight attendant is paid just
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| the type of account you are flying for,
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| | over 53K per year.Owner Operators: 25K to
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| your location, your responsibilities,
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| | 100K+. Let's not kid ourselves. There are
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| experience, and more.Over the years I
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| | companies that will expect you to jump
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| have discovered that the pay range is not
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| | through hoops to fly on their aircraft
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| set in stone. Typically, fractional
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| | and for peanuts [and you know they don't
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| operators [i.e., Netjets, Flight Options,
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| | serve peanuts to their passengers!] On
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| Flexjet] pay less than charter operators
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| | the other hand, if you are a chief flight
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| [Part 135] who pay less than owner
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| | attendant your salary will probably start
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| operators [Part 91]. Are there exceptions
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| | at 75K and can easily exceed 90K. The
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| to this rule? Yes, of course. Other
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| | higher salary can be expected when you
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| factors as mentioned above can play a
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| | have a "VP" title and are in charge of
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| significant role in determining what you
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| | several flight attendants. Oh, by the
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| will make. These factors
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| | way, don't forget that you will be flying
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| include:Location. Business flight
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| | in addition to your office duties...
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| attendants based closer to major
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| | guess who has to cover for sick employees
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| metropolitan areas command the highest
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| | when no one else can be found?100K+?!
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| salaries. New York and Los Angeles are
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| | Let's just say that this amount is
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| the two most trafficked areas for private
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| | unusual, but I did confirm 110K for one
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| flying. Between corporate tycoons and
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| | flight attendant flying internationally
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| Hollywood stars, these two metropolitan
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| | some time back. Generally, never expect
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| areas produce some of the most
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| | anyone to reveal their salary to you...
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| significant amounts of flying in business
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| | why should they?What about flying
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| aviation. If you are located in
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| | contract? Wow... you had to ask. If I
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| Pocatello, Idaho or in Burlington, VT,
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| | told you that you can expect an average
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| the chances of you finding work in the
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| | of $300. - $350. per day plus per diem
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| first place are remote, unless a
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| | would that suit you? The amounts being
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| fractional operator hires you and allows
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| | paid for contractors vary just as widely
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| you to airline to reposition for your
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| | as they do for full time flight
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| flights.Responsibilities. So, what are
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| | attendants. I have heard of flight
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| you? Will you be treated as a passenger
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| | attendants flying for $0 just to get the
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| who serves other passengers or will you
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| | experience and hours [how could a company
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| be expected to manage the entire cabin
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| | conscientiously allow that to happen?
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| from the cockpit door on back? Is there a
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| | Okay, stupid question!] I've also heard
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| difference in service? Yes, but in the
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| | of a flight attendant making $600 per day
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| perception of the company doing the
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| | flying internationally. Contract rates
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| hiring there may not be. The written job
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| | vary widely and depend, again, on your
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| description may differ from what the job
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| | location, responsibilities, experience,
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| actually requires. It may take several
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| | etc.Questions to ask yourself:What am I
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| interviews for you to find out if the
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| | worth? If you think that the job merits
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| company places value on your culinary
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| | 60K per year, then you need to make a
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| expertise, your safety and security
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| | case for earning 60K per year. If the
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| training, your related job experience,
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| | company insists on paying 35K, guess
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| etc. Generally, those companies looking
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| | what? You won't make anything near 60K,
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| for someone with "no experience
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| | you'll be crossed off their list and the
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| necessary, will train" will pay less than
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| | person settling for 35K will get the
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| those who state they want an employee who
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| | job.What will I settle for? Can I justify
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| is up to date with their training and who
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| | the lower salary just to get some work?
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| has flown for a number of years.Other
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| | If I have flown for years and are willing
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| questions to keep in mind:How often will
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| | to take a 20-25K pay cut, will I be able
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| you be flying?Will you be flying between
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| | to live on the lower salary? Can I expect
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| set cities or traveling
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| | to renegotiate my salary once hired
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| internationally?How may days per
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| | [don't make me laugh...]?What benefits
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| month?How many soft days v. hard days
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| | can I expect? 401(k), medical, dental,
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| will you have per month?Will you be on
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| | vacation, sick/personal days, and the
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| call?Will you be expected to work in the
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| | like are some of the expected benefits
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| office on days off?Will you be expected
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| | when working full time.Other
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| to "look after" children a/k/a play the
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| | considerations:Do they pay for
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| nanny role when not flying?Will you be
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| | uniforms?Is there a uniform
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| supervising other flight
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| | allowance?What about salary reviews/job
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| attendants?Experience The more experience
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| | performance reviews?Is there room for
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| flying corporate, the better. Companies
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| | promotion?Can I ever transfer to another
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| should reward you based on your business
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| | corporate account?Will they pay for my
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| flying background, safety and security
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| | training?What is their policy on job
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| training, culinary expertise, world
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| | termination/severance?Is this a family
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| language skills [if flying
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| | friendly environment?The more you know
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| internationally], management skills,
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| | about your needs, wants, and desires
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| people skills, etc. Some companies
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| | before you are interviewed, the better
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| require that you act as a personal
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| | opportunity you will have to be
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| assistant to the CEO. Extra compensation
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| | adequately compensated. Find out what is
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| should be commanded for these additional
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| | important to you: i.e., lower salary v.
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| responsibilities.So, what is the pay
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| | living where I want; job security v.
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| range? These figures are not absolute,
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| | higher pay; public visibility v.
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| but the U.S. salaries that I know being
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| | anonymity, etc. Stick with your
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| earned by corporate flight attendants
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| | principles and act upon them while
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| falls into three general categories.
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| | negotiating your next position.One final
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| These are some generalized salary
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| | question to ask yourself once a job offer
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| ranges:Fractional Operators: 33K to 45K,
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| | has been tendered: Can I live with myself
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| corporate experience not always required.
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| | if I accept this position?Matthew Keegan
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| These companies will train you to their
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| | is the owner of a successful article
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| specifications. One of the big pluses for
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| | writing, web design, and marketing
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| fractionals is that you can live mostly
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| | business based in North Carolina, USA. He
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| anywhere; at least one company will allow
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| | manages several sites including the
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| you to airline to meet up with the
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| | Corporate Flight Attendant Community and
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| aircraft [they also let you accumulate
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| | the Aviation Employment Board. Please
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| and keep your airliner miles].Charter
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| | visit The Article Writer to review
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| Operators: 45K to 80K, depending on
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| | selections from his portfolio.
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