Description
The Cabin Attendant ensures the comfort and convenience of passengers on each flight and takes charge of catering, administrative tasks, and training duties when not flying. Main responsibilities include receiving guidance from the Pilot in Command (PIC) for daily operations and reporting any cabin discrepancies or maintenance issues for documentation. The role involves coordinating with pilots, maintenance, and cleaning teams to maintain the aircraft's cleanliness and readiness. Preflight checks of cabin equipment are conducted before each flight.
For Part 91 flights, duties include ensuring passengers comply with federal regulations, briefing them on safety features, assisting and managing the cabin during emergencies, and operating emergency equipment such as fire extinguishers, life rafts, and defibrillators. Cabin Attendants also brief passengers on cabin management systems, assist with luggage and seating arrangements (including for passengers with disabilities or children needing restraint systems), and keep the cabin organized and clean.
Responsibilities extend to maintaining bedding and locker areas, shopping for interior items as requested, and planning and serving meals and beverages. This includes developing standard stock, sourcing vendors, ensuring the aircraft is prepared to specifications, and providing updates through client profiles, trip reports, and required paperwork. Cabin Attendants create and maintain aircraft-specific manuals, manage expense accounts, and attend recurrent training for safety, medical, and company induction. Additional duties may involve supervising or training contract or part-time cabin crew members and representing Jet Aviation internally and externally within the industry and the General Dynamics network.
Requirements
To qualify for this role, applicants must meet the following criteria: they must be at least 21 years old and possess a high school diploma, although a college degree is preferred. Candidates should have at least four years of work experience in a similar position, with two of those years involving culinary or high-end food service. Certification from Flight Safety International or equivalent corporate cabin attendant recurrent training is required, along with MedAire Management of Inflight Illness and Injury certification or its CPR and AED equivalent.
Applicants should have strong organizational and communication skills, a solid understanding of the aviation industry, and an interest or ability in supervising or training other flight attendants, including contract staff. Strong project management experience is also necessary. Ideal candidates will demonstrate a pleasant, friendly, and helpful demeanor to deliver exceptional experiences to customers and colleagues, maintain a commitment to quality and excellence as a Jet Aviation Brand Ambassador, and embody the company’s core values of trust, honesty, alignment, and transparency.
