Managing Director & Accountable Manager at Hyperion Aviation Ltd. & FlyingGroup Middle East
An interesting article that of course has been discussed for many many years. Unfortunately Patricia is not entirely accurate in the case that is submitted in the article. The need for fully trained and qualified Cabin Crew/Flight Attendants has nothing to do whether the aircraft is a so called ‘private aircraft’. The legislation (FAA/EASA) states that any aircraft certified with 19 seats or less does not require to have any trained cabin attendants on board. It does not matter if it is a ‘private aircraft’ or not. Commuter airlines that sell seats to the general public on aircraft that have 19 seats or less do not need to provide a trained and qualified Cabin Attendant. A ‘private jet’ placed on the ‘on demand’ charter market and operated within the constraints of an AOC with more than 19 seats would need to have a trained cabin attendant on board. A BBJ/A319CJ etc or larger. Should these private jets with 19 seats or less have a qualified cabin attendant onboard? Good question but until the regulation is changed operators/owners are unlikely to take on the cost. We at Hyperion do give our onboard service personnel safety training. That is a choice that we make.
Head of Cabin Crew, Manager Inflight Services, Cabin Safety Focal Point , Human Factors in Aviation advocate, Aviation writer and specialist in the private jet industry - passionate about anything aviation!
Would you be shocked to find that your private jet crew member had no flight attendant training? Surprisingly, it is very common... We can only hope that one day, this practice will stop. https://lnkd.in/dnXquM8u
