Aviation

Flight attendant CV: example and template

This example is for flight attendants at scheduled, low-cost and charter airlines, and for people from hospitality, catering and customer service who want to fly.

The employer wants to know whether you hold a cabin crew attestation, which aircraft types you fly on, how well you know safety procedures, how you serve passengers, which languages you speak and how you handle difficult situations. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: flight attendant

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Natalia Gorecka

Flight attendant

Katowice +48 123 456 789 natalia.gorecka@example.com

Professional profile

Flight attendant with 6 years of experience at an airline, the last 2 as senior cabin crew member. I hold a cabin crew attestation and training on two aircraft types. I look after passenger safety, give safety demonstrations, serve passengers and handle on-board sales, and help people with disabilities and unaccompanied children. My on-board sales have been in the top 10% of my base for 3 years.

Work experience

Senior cabin crew member

04.2023 - present

Airline, Katowice

  • Running the cabin and briefing the cabin crew.
  • Safety procedures and working with the captain.
  • Handling emergencies and disruptive passengers.
  • On-board sales in the top 10% of the base for 3 years.
  • Helping people with disabilities and unaccompanied children.

Flight attendant

03.2019 - 03.2023

Airline, Katowice

  • Safety demonstrations.
  • Passenger service and sales.
  • Cabin checks before take-off and landing.

Education

Bachelor's degree, tourism and recreation

2015 - 2018

University of Economics in Katowice

Skills

  • On-board safety procedures
  • Handling emergencies
  • First aid
  • Passenger service
  • On-board sales
  • Teamwork and communication with the flight deck

Licences

  • Cabin crew attestation
  • Type training on two aircraft types
  • Annual safety and first aid recurrent training

Languages

  • English: C1
  • Spanish: B1

Additional information

  • Can swim
  • Willing to work at different bases

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a flight attendant CV

Professional summary

Write which airline you fly with, your role, attestation and languages. Add a result, for example sales results or praise from passengers. The employer is looking for a person who puts safety first and is polite and calm in any situation.

Hotel receptionist with 3 years of experience at a hotel with international guests. I serve guests in English and Spanish, solve problems and sell extra services. I am looking for work as a flight attendant.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the airline, aircraft types, role, safety, service, sales and difficult situations. Show results in numbers. Add your attestation, type training and languages. Also say whether you fly long-haul routes.

Weaker: Safety.

Better: Safety procedures and working with the captain.

Weaker: Sales.

Better: On-board sales in the top 10% of the base for 3 years.

Weaker: Passengers.

Better: Helping people with disabilities and unaccompanied children.

Skills worth listing

List safety procedures, emergencies, first aid, passenger service, sales and teamwork. In your soft skills show calm, politeness and resilience to stress.

Professional skills

  • Safety procedures
  • Emergencies
  • First aid
  • Passenger service
  • On-board sales
  • Foreign languages

Personal skills

  • Calm
  • Politeness
  • Resilience to stress
  • Teamwork
  • Flexibility

Licences

List your cabin crew attestation, type training and annual recurrent training. Airlines usually run the training for new joiners themselves.

How to become a flight attendant

Airlines take on people with no experience and train them for the cabin crew attestation. On your CV show customer service, languages and teamwork.

Add that you can swim and are willing to work at different bases. These are common requirements in recruitment.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A low-cost airline looks for sales and quick service, a scheduled airline for service quality and languages, and a charter airline for seasonal availability. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a flight attendant CV

Questions and answers

What should a flight attendant put on a CV?

The airline, aircraft types, role, safety, service, sales, attestation, training and languages.

Do you need the attestation before applying?

Not always. Many airlines train new joiners and help them get the attestation.

Which languages matter?

English is a must, and every further language is a big advantage.

Which results are worth giving?

On-board sales results, praise from passengers and promotion to senior cabin crew.

Create a flight attendant CV in the builder

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