Cathay Pacific SFO

Company Name: Cathay Pacific Airways/Dragonair
Position: Flight Attendant - San Francisco Base
Description: Join the team that has made Hong Kong's own airline an
international leader in the aviation business. We need talented and
committed service minded people who can apply their own special
skills to help keep us flying high. A Cathay Pacific Flight Attendant
is a very special person: an ambassador, a safety expert and a
caregiver. If you've always dreamed of a high-flying career, here
is your chance. Join the team. Share the dream.

Perhaps you are one of the multi-talented people we need to
provide our passengers with our excellent level of safety,comfort
and service. We're looking for individuals with a warm, caring and
pleasant personality who can demonstrate empathy in service with
people from a variety of cultures and countries. If you are service
orientated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills,
this could be the job for you. You'll make long-lasting friendships
on your way to becoming an important member of our team.

Our intensive training program covers the technical and service
aspects of flying. The practical sessions in an aircraft mock-up will
teach you how to think and react quickly and turn problems into
opportunities. In addition, the training will enhance your
interpersonal skills and help you to grow as a person.

To become a Flight Attendant with Cathay Pacific:

You must be educated to high school level or higher
You must have US citizenship or resident status or the right to live
and work in the United States
You must be 19 years of age or above with a minimum overhead
arm reach of 81.9 inches
You must be fluent in written and spoken English and be fluent in
one of the following languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese,
Tagalog, or Japanese
Previous experience in the service industry is preferable

At Cathay Pacific, our primary focus is on safety and customer
service. We operate one of the youngest fleets in the airline
industry - over 90 aircraft, including the most advanced models
made by Boeing and Airbus. In order to become completely
conversant with all aircraft technical and safety procedures, new
Flight Attendants will begin by undertaking an intensive 6-week
training programme. Practical sessions take place in an aircraft
mock-up. Each team of flight attendants must not only perform
numerous routine technical and safety procedures before every
take-off, but also review all passenger-service related tasks, and
ensure that all necessary items for the flight are on board and
properly stowed. Flight Attendants practise dealing with all kinds of
passenger-service situations, including every possible emergency
contingency. After joining our team, you will learn how to think on
your feet, be sensitive to the needs of others, and to quickly turn
problems into opportunities.

A Career that Goes a Long Way

At Cathay Pacific Los Angeles and San Fransico Cabin Crew bases,
our cabin crew fly our California to Hong Kong route. Your flying
schedules are calculated in flying hours, for which you receive
hourly rates and overtime, and we provide hotel accommodations
and outport allowances while you are away from home.

After gaining experience in working in Economy Class, Flight
Attendants move on to serve in Business and First Class.
Promotion is based on individual performance.

Your career follows this path:
Flight attendant - Flight Purser - Senior Flight Purser - Inflight
Services Manager.

In your career as a Flight Attendant, you become entitled to a
range of benefits, including competitive pay based on flying hours,
and 21 days of annual leave. You also become eligible for
discounted travel, medical coverage, retirement benefits and
participating in comprehensive insurance schemes. Plus, you get to
explore a world of amazing sights and experiences when you fly
with us!

To apply, please send your resume quoting "Application for Flight
Attendant - SFO Base" to: SFOBase@cathaypacific.com

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