Airline Eligibility Pre-requisites – The death knell

You’re stepping into an industry with some non-negotiable standards. The following are those which will slam a death knell in your dream box.

	Typical Requirements
→ Criminal record.	Able to pass an airport security vetting procedure, including a multi-year background check.
→ Travel restrictions.	Hold a valid passport allowing unrestricted worldwide travel.
→ Height.	Depends on the airline. Taller than 5’2″ (158cm). Shorter than 6’2″ (188cm).
→ Reach.	Depends on the airline. 212cm is a typical minimum.
→ Tattoos on neck or face.	None (however, times are changing).
→ Extreme facial piercings.	None (however, times are changing).
→ Visible tattoos in uniform.	Depends on the airline.

* These are not all the minimum requirements, just the permanent “deal-breakers”.

Sadly, we cannot help you if you don’t meet those unbending requirements.

You’re ambitious and love the industry

This course is written for serious candidates who see aviation as a long-term career. For those ready to build habits, instincts, and behavioural readiness that last well beyond assessment day.

• If you’ve had the dream since you developed your first crush…
• If you’ve ever practised door drills at home using your wardrobe…
• If moving up the ranks or pivoting into the cockpit is your plan…
• And you wouldn’t scoff at setting an alarm for 02:45 for research…

…you’ll love it here.

However, if you’re looking for a cheatsheet and summer placement during your gap year, you’ll have itchy feet by leg two.

This course is not an espresso shot.

You may work through this at your own pace, however, this is about habit building, not rote memorisation. So take your time. Kick back, relax, and enjoy the journey.

We train like it matters — because it does. When things go south at altitude, there’s no shortcut for competence.

Designed with first-timers and bewildered hopefuls in mind.

You already nail it, but something isn’t clicking

Maybe you breeze through budget airline interviews, but the premium carriers are playing hard to get, then yes — this course is ideal for you.

You’ve failed before

Number of interviews passed or failed is not a reliable measure of suitability.

Maybe you freeze up. Maybe your answers ramble. Maybe the tasks confuse you. Maybe it was just the wrong airline, wrong assessor, wrong side of the bed. Whatever the reason, we’ll help you unpick it — and sharpen what you bring next time.

Former cabin crew

Experience doesn’t guarantee success. If anything, it can trip you up. This course helps you reframe your experience into something that resonates with your future airline.

You’re a first-time applicant

This course takes you from “um?” to confident and prepared — even if the closest you’ve come to aviation is reciting a safety demo into your hairbrush.

If reading makes you roll your emoji eyes, (◔_◔)🙄 this course might not be for you.

Cabin crew training is not for the scroll-and-swipe crowd. The operation manuals could crush a toddler. Regulations, routines, safety standards, and service protocols will have you leafing through 1000 pages on just two hours of sleep.

In this course, you’ll do some serious learning too. But unlike those joyless manuals, we’ve sprinkled the pages with personality, a dash of sass, and the occasional wink. Hard truths, delivered without the soul-sapping boredom. Not to mention, here you get audio companions for every lesson.

But, speaking of eye roll emoji’s…

I’m not everyone’s cup of tea

You’re not getting a textbook here. You’re getting me. This course is written the way I speak — conversational, candid, occasionally funny,, and designed to make the interview feel like part of the adventure, not something to endure. And just as airlines have their own distinct culture, you’ve just stepped into mine: think Virgin flair with a spit and polish of Emirates’ refinement — and a dollop of Mr Bean.

If my personality grates on you, fair enough. Twenty-eight airline recruiters didn’t like me either. But Emirates did, and that’s the version you’re getting as your guide through this process.