What does it take to become a flight attendant for Delta? Buckle your seat belts everyone! We are taking off with Delta’s Flight Attendant Academy and it looks like we will be soaring over the next six weeks. I’m excited to share my journey with you all.

The process starts by completing an application on our website and answering a series of questions about yourself. Once the application is processed new candidates are sent through a series of interviews before the final selection is made.

Becoming a flight attendant for any airline is a very coveted position. To date Delta has received over 90,000 applications for flight attendant positions and those selected represent about 2% of the total candidates considered. It is amazing to make it to this point to be attending the Delta Flight Attendant Academy.

My Background

Delta is a global company and the opportunities are endless for anyone who is a part of the Delta team. I joined the company in the Reservations department and wanted to follow my dream to fly. On Friday I concluded my duties in Delta’s reservations department and after traveling across the country with my belongings for the next six weeks I started training at Delta’s World Headquarters in Atlanta (see picture above) on Tuesday. I was greeted at the Training Center in Atlanta by the gracious hospitality of other flight attendants and quickly went through the process of checking in and registering for my new training.

Back to School

The first day was filled with lots of information about Delta and our company history. Also we heard from many leaders from the company including Joanne Smith, Senior Vice-President In-Flight Services and Global Product Development. She enlightened us with Delta’s vision and set the stage for what to expect during our next six weeks in training. The training includes long hours of classroom and hands-on training plus additional hours studying the material.

This will be a 4-5 part series as my training continues. What will next week look like? Let me know what about my training you would like to learn more about.

Welcome aboard!

Eric

In-Flight Service ATL

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