Boeing 777 Training Done

Greetings from China!

As im typing this im lucky enough to be in this amazing side of the world.

Having few moments left before we head back to Abu Dhabi, thought i would post the 1st post of 2012 :-)

Thankfully i have good news, that i passed the Boeing 777 training i had.
It was very stressful as these trainings are. But i made it, didnt thought i would cause some parts of the exam was veryyyy difficult. The training was only 2 days thankfully.

1st day we learned about these :

• B777 - 300 Aircraft/ evacuation devices/ normal operation / emergency operation / Communication/ emergency system

2nd day we did the exam and had little bit of service information given to us.

Now the exam with the questions was pretty easy as flying with airbus helped us with the 777. Also with the questions came multiple answers which helped of course. But we had this diagram we had to fill in. This is the hardest thing ever, as we have to fill in safety equipment in this diagram, and we had to memorize the diagram where the safety equipments were on the plane and how many they were ect. This was the hardest for me during the exam. But overall i passed THANK GOD.
Im so proud of myself that i did this as this is also one of the things in life i wanted to finish and not just start and not finish.

Now we have this familiarization flight for B777 coming up.
Mine is in few weeks and we call this first familiarization flight for a suppy flight which i think i have written about during the airbus i did.
And the first suppy flight i have is to JEDDAH.
But im excited as it seems to be very nice to work on B777 and things is set up to make our work much easier and more effective.
So im excited to go and see it and do my suppy on it. Now having this B777 done, it means i have access to every Etihad destinations now and i can fly wherever i want. The only thing i now have to wait for is the USA VISA. Getting that i can fly to USA too.

It feels so nice to have accomplished one thing more....and getting more experience in my job.
I also think as time goes this job is growing on me.
It was fantastic to get to work this in the beginning than in the middle of the time i had doubts if this is what i wanted? than now i feel things is slowly coming to place.

Many people ask me where is the best destination ever i have been to? There is 1 place i have been to but not with Etihad/work, which has been the best and most amazing places ever ever ever.
That is HAWAII
Seriously that place is like a postcard, like a paradise! I havnt been to a place like this before.....

The best destination i have been with Etihad/work has been SINGAPORE, its fantastic to be there but oh my god its the most THE MOST EXPENSIVE place i ever been to!
But its such a nice place to explore though!

The places i still havnt been to and dream of going is to ex: PARIS, MOSCOW, TOKYO, SEOUL, SAO PAULO, LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANSISCO, MIAMI, KENYA AND EGYPT.
Well there is no rush, one day i hope to see those places too, as i think these places would be a magical view to see.

Now i have to go and get ready to fly back to Abu Dhabi!

We will see what life has in store for all of us tomorrow, as each day is a new day right?!

Wish you all a wonderful morning, afternoon, evening or night depending on what time zones you are in!
Hugs 💙💙💙💙AND always think positive💜💜💜

Probation Finished - Etihad Airways

Few weeks ago i finished my probation time with Etihad Airways and it feels good to have passed it.
As if its a new chapter now or something.
These days as i finished my probation time, during my flights we have more and more new joiners on board. When i work with these new joiners i think of myself during that time i started flying with Etihad. It is so weird to me how time has gone by so fast.

I have learned so much and still are learning new things with this flying job. After 6 months flying before you could apply to work in first class/business class. Now they changed that rule and we cant apply anymore, they choose us. Those who have good reviews ect ect. Cause i was thinking i want to develop now and move up and work for first class/business class. So we will see how that goes now.

Well what to do in this life than SMILE, THINK POSITIVE AND SMILE :-)

3 Months Flying - Etihad Airways

3 Months has passed now and right now im back home on my annual leave recharging my batteries.
I thought i would give my opinion/ thoughts on how the job has been so far.  Or how things is around me.

I have to be honest, at first everything was magical and i thought wow this is amazing.
As time went things became ´´normal´´ and it became a job and day in and night out as i worked that ´´magic´´ wasnt there anymore.
Of course im still blessed and thankful for this opportunity.
But every job have good days and bad days.
There is horrible moments with this job, there is fantastic moments in this job too and when things doesnt go my way and i think im tired of this job i ALWAYS think of those amazing moments at work which makes me smile.

One trainer at the training told us one day when we feel down we should think WHY DID WE COME HERE AT THE FIRST PLACE?
For OUR DREAM of course.

After a while the things we once thought was amazing now is ´´´normal´´.
We see it everyday and do it everyday, so sometimes we forget those special things about this job.

ANYHOW flying back home for my leave for the first time since i started this...and... sitting in the plane as a passenger i truly REALIZED WHAT A AMAZING JOB I HAVE.
I felt the excitement again and truly working as a cabin crew for ETIHAD is once in a lifetime experience/ opportunity.

I saw my job with different eyes sitting as a passenger. Walking at the airport seeing cabin crews, i was thinking wow i have a job like this too thats amazing. :-)
I think i took my job for granted there for a while.

But once in a while we need to take a break from our jobs regardless of what we have and RECHARGE OUR BATTERIES..
Good for our minds, soul and bodies!

Living in Abu Dhabi is great actually, there is a lot to do, i have met a lot of new friends and they become our families cause there is no other we have there.
Im used to the customs there and now i feel its my 2nd home for some reason. The sun is shining there all the time so no reason to be sad right? lol

Working as a cabin crew is a veryyyy hard work, veryyyy, we have around 200+ passengers we have to take care of, although we cant make everyone of all those 200+ passengers happy, but try! That is all we can do!
But being a cabin crew is a very hard job which many dont know about.
Im still smiling though on board, someone told me when u stop smiling than this job isnt for u anymore :-)

But everything in life happens for a reason and this was meant to be for me, and IM THANKFUL for it.
Of course sometimes we dont like it and other days we love it. THIS IS LIFE.... same with the rest in our lives...

GOOD LUCK GUYS and please NEVER give up, CHASE this dream if you really want it!
POSITIVE ATTITUDE also helps us to see things with different eyes.
ALWAYS THINK POSITIVE!!!!

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Graduation day Etihad

Oh my god i finally finished the training and graduated and it was such a wonderful ceremony Etihad staff did for us.

But the most important thing for me was to get the certificate and our wings Because it is a reminder for me that i accomplished something i dreamed for soooo long, something i have been chasing for ages...for...


My dream came true, now i have to maintain this dream by doing well on flights.

Now slowly this joy of graduation is about to finish and a new chapter is about to START which is flying.

Im veryyy excited to really board the plane and do the things i ONE DAY only could dream of doing.


EVERY STEP AND HARDSHIP TO COME TO THIS POINT... WAS WORTH IT!!!!


ps now im no longer a cabin crew dreamer lol

My 1st Flight

So my 1st flight ever in my life was completed....MISSION COMPLETED lol...

The crew and cabin manager were so nice to me and helped me a lot and i learned so much from this flight.

I had the once in a life time chance to sit in the cock pit for take off and landing WOW.
Another dream got fulfilled, when the plane was on the runway and ready to take off i looked around and looked at myself and at that moment i felt SOOOO PROUD of myself.
I felt I DID IT....
Sitting in the cockpit was amazing, i cant describe it with words!!!!

But i heard usually crew can sit in the cockpit for take off and landing during their 1st and 2nd supis in Etihad.
But only if the pilots allow it. Thankfully the pilot we had during this flight he was very nice.

Doing the service and communicating with the guests was soooo much fun, i felt automatically i went into this role.

I think if the cabin manager and the crew are nice the flight will be lovely regardless of the crazy passengers :-)

One moment i was standing in the middle of the aisle in the plane and looked at the people and myself and again felt SOOO PROUD of myself, it was a emotional moment there for a while.

WOW I DID IT....

From one day to look outside the window and dream to be on board when i saw a plane in the sky to TODAY being on board that plane i once dreamed to be on board in.

Its wonderful, and i know every work has its ups and down but im very happy to be a cabin crew and do this job.
I know its not a easy job but i love it.

One thing im little bit scared of before each flight is during briefing when they ask us 1 question, hmmmm little bit stressful there, but i try to review everyday little bit in our manuals, thats all i can do....but its a challenge though :-)

Today i have another flight and im excited because its a layover i have, and i hope it will go well and i hope i will have a nice crew!!!!!

Again i will say this: THE ROCKY ROAD TO THIS POINT EVERY SINGLE SECOND WAS WORTH IT!!!!!

Week 6 of training Finished

wow what a week...what a week... The days of our lives :-)

I have to mention that week 6 has been the easiest weeks of THEM ALL for me!

The reason? I believe is that i was lucky enough to have amazing instructors during this week :-)
In my opinion almost everything depends on our instructors, depending how our instructors are...
if they are amazing...EVERYTHING will be amazing. if not than not. :-)

Yayyy im beyond happy i finished week 6 and now i only have next week left...

Next week i graduate YAYYY after all the struggle finally i will soon ´´taste the fruit´´ of all the hard work!

This week was all about service and we did these things on this week:

• Etihad internal communication
• Meal procedures
• Cart set ups
• Transit procedures
• Etihad Guest programme
• In flight entertainment
• About Wines/ Spirits/ Cocktails
• Bar paperwork on board
• Products and equipment for service on board
• Galley electrical equipments
• Than we had only 1 exam on all of this

Funny today is the 1st day since i started this...that  i finally can visualize myself being a cabin crew because now im so close to the ´´goal line´´.
Before we had so much to do and nothing was finished but now its not much left anymore and i totally can ´´FEEL´´ its coming...the finishing line is coming.... :-)

Next week will probably go very fast....

But i cant wait for next week to come so i can close this chapter and begin a new chapter shortly...which is  to start flyinggggggggggggggg

Seriously all the hard work is worth it....now i understand when people tell me WORK HARD TO REACH YOUR DREAMS :-)
The hard work is NOT EASY....my god it is not easy...but without struggle there is no success!!!

3 Days Left

3 days left until i will GRADUATE and words cant describe how happy i am.

This feeling is indescribable. I wish everyone who has a dream to become a cabin crew would have the chance to get hired and fulfill their dreams :-)

BUT tomorrow i have my last exam, which i have to pass in order to be 100% FREE and fly the world LOL

But knowing i only only only have 3 days left is extraordinary.

It was like yesterday i joined etihad, now where am i? soon to graduate and get my wings and jump up in the sky and HERE WE GO LOL

TO BE CONTINUED.......................


´´ DREAMS DO COME TRUE IF WE REALLY FIGHT FOR IT ´´

My 1st Roster with Etihad

Im beyond excited.

I have - to be exact 9 days left to finish the training.

13 days left until my 1st supi flight.

This is my 1st roster for July :

1. Pakistan
2. London
3. Bangladesh
4. London
5. London
6. Kuwait
7. Sidney

Not bad at all..but i see i got a lot of London :-) love it :-)

I also think im on standby during one time as well, so they might send me somewhere between those dates.

But all im focusing on right now is to pass/finish the training!

....................................................................................................9 DAYS LEFT.....

Week 5 of training Finished - Etihad Airways

Well well week 5 is done and wow what a ´´turbulent´´ weeks i had :-)

First of all thank god im still here and still going strong! I really thought week 5 was going to be ´´easy´´ but boy i was WRONG!

Week 5 was 2nd hardest weeks of them all, for me anyway.


The things we did this week was aviation health.
The big exam i had was about these as well.

• Medical equipments
• Diseases - general information
• Anatomy and physiology
• Medications
• Aircraft medical documents
• Ultra long range operation survival guide

Oh my god now it feels so much better, and i feel im so close to the ´´GOAL LINE´´.

Now i just started my service course, and we have service for 2 weeks now.

Today we also went to this catering place to see how the on board food and how everything is prepared, It was interesting to see. We are lucky in Etihad because they prepare almost everything for us, so when we are on board doing the service it will go faster and smoother.

I have now ONLY 2 more exams left, one in each week.

If im not wrong we will get our ROSTER TOMOROWWWWWWWWWWW
Im soooooooooooooooooo excited, because this is another STEP towards my dream/goal.
We will see what my 2 first supi flights will be.

Now thinking back on all the weeks EVERY hard step or OBSTACLE or STRUGGLE was worth it!

It hasnt been easy at all, but one wise person in training told us this:

WHENEVER YOU FEEL SAD OR HOMESICK OR TIRED OR WANT TO GIVE UP THINK OF ::::
WHY DID YOU COME HERE AT THE FIRST PLACE:::

:-) it was a nice thing to say because we came here, well I came here to fulfill my dream, to develop, grow professionally and personally and see the world and have almost a new life.

Anyhow 5 weeks gone, 2 weeks left........

But im truly blessed and thankful once again i say this, because im not a person who doesnt care of this opportunity i got or im not a ignorant person, im a person who really treasure everything :-)
This is such an amazing opportunity, so many doors opens here and you grow so much having this job or doing this training also be here in another part of the world...soon going to every corner in the world :-)

I will finish this weeks post with this quote:::::::

´´ The world will provide you with stones everyday:: what you build out of it is your outlook :: A bridge or a wall

Week 4 of training Finished - Etihad Airways

Wow week 4 of training finished today, so fast, i keep writing this every week, seriously where does the time go?

Today i got my uniform as well and im so happy and excited, it feels like a new chapter, a new step!

I no longer feel a new joiner, now i feel im closer to my GOAL!

This week was very light/ easy compared to the other weeks.

This week we did these things:

• Exam on Airbus 319-320 Aircraft/ evacuation devices/ normal operation / emergency operation / Communication/ emergency system
• We started and finished Aviation security/ had a exam on it.
• We started Aviation health, learned about first aid and how to do this and that in case of a medical emergency on board.
• We had a tiny exam on first aid as well.

Not a ´´heavy´´ week of training as it was previously. Now 3 weeks left!!!

I feel so thankful and blessed for this opportunity to soon work as a cabin crew for Etihad!

Also i feel very proud of myself that i did it so far and managed to mentally do it! and STAY STRONG!
The training is very hard but we have to look at the MAIN GOAL..----GRADUATION/FLYING!!!!
+ Fulfilling a dream! which i have had ´´all my life´´ it feels like :-)

It is worth it at the end, all the hard work we did!

Now rest and enjoy my weekend until next week, we will see what life has in store for me and all of us :-)