• Question: do you need scinece to be an air hostess

    Asked by amber13 to Adam, Joanna, Louise S, Louise W, Marcus on 16 Nov 2012.
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      Louise Stanley answered on 16 Nov 2012:

      Hi Amber,

      I don’t think science is an essential requirement if you want to become an air hostess. Most airlines require a good school education and languages would be particularly useful if you are going to be jet setting across the globe! Check out this website for more information http://www.prospects.ac.uk/air_cabin_crew_entry_requirements.htm

      Hope that helps 🙂

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      Louise Walkin answered on 17 Nov 2012:

      Hi!! I don’t think so but it is good to have a basic background in everything. Languages would definitely help so I’d make sure you do that if this might be a real career choice for you! I’d say have a good go at everything as you never know where science may fit in! 🙂

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      Adam Paige answered on 19 Nov 2012:

      I can’t see that science would be needed for that career, but I can see where science could come in to that.

      Navigation – the fact that the shortest distance to travel on the plane is not a straight line from one place to another but is a geodesic (a curved arc). So planes fly up towards the arctic and down again to reach the USA, not just straight across the atlantic.

      Engineering – planes need fuel to fly. But fuels are heavy. The more fuel a plane needs, the heavier it is, and therefore it needs even more fuel. Therefore, a careful calculation is made about how much fuel to carry to ensure there is enough to reach the destination, but not too much so that the weight of the plane is not too great.

      Solar physics – High in the air there is less protection against solar radiation (UV light for example). Airlines therefore limit how many times an air hostess can fly in a year (number of hours in the air) so that they are within a safe level of exposure to it.

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