Cabin Crew Photos: Emirates

Friday, March 2, 2012

Inside Look: Emirates Flight Attendant Training School


Flight attendant students for Emirates pose in the image and uniform classroom at the Emirates Aviation College in Dubai.


Emirates is boosting flight attendant numbers this year as it adds five double-deck, 517-seat A380s, for a total of 20 superjumbos.

Emirates trainee flight attendants are shown how to operate an aircraft emergency door during a training session at the Emirates Aviation College in Dubai.

Emirates Airline staff board buses outside the Emirates Aviation College in Dubai.

Patricia Walsh, an instructor with Emirates Airline, centre, demonstrates in flight service for business class passengers to a group of economy class cabin crew, during an upgrade course.

Emirates flight attendants start on a basic annual salary of about 47,000 dirhams ($A12,200), plus hourly flying pay, a fixed monthly cash sum based on their role and competencies, free housing and transport, and an annual payment from a profit- sharing plan.

Polina Sasko, an flight attendant student with Emirates, applies lip liner during a make-up training session at the Emirates Aviation College in Dubai.

Prospective flight attendants for Emirates undergo training from an instructor, centre, in the image and uniform classroom at the Emirates Aviation College.

Emirates Airlines Cabin Crew Uniforms

Amongst flight attendants, Emirates airlines' are royalty. Their stylish beige and red stewardess uniform is a ubiquitous site in almost every airport on the planet. Unlike other Gulf Airlines whose uniforms were designed by haute couture Italian fashion houses, the Emirates uniform was redesigned by the UK based manufacturer, Simon Jersey, in the process saving the airline millions of pounds while giving its stewardesses one of the most stylish looks in the industry.

The old Emirates Cabin Crew Uniform

Using colours and fabrics that mirrored the elegance of the Emirates brand the Simon Jersey team introduced new cuts and detail to improve the look and comfort of all elements of the uniform.

A rich chocolate colour suit with a subtle cream and red pinstripe was chosen for male staff. This is complemented by a cream coloured shirt with a brown tie that has diagonal red stripes. The purser has a brown and cream tie so he is distinguishable from the other cabin crew.

Female staff are now wearing an elegant mushroom coloured suit, with a chocolate and red pinstripe. A cream blouse has been trimmed with red for the cabin crew and cream for the pursers. Hats also differentiate the staff with crew wearing red and pursers sporting a chocolate brown.

An inverted pleat on the skirts shows a flash of red when the ladies are walking, further enhancing the brand recognition.