05/31/2026
Today we celebrate National Flight Attendant Day.
Behind the uniform is a highly trained aviation professional. Today’s Flight Attendants are multi‑skilled, safety‑focused professionals who play a critical role in every journey.
They wear many hats, often all on the same flight:
•Service professionals, providing in-flight service, comfort, care and connection while helping passengers feel welcomed throughout their journey
•Safety managers, conducting safety briefings, monitoring the cabin, and ensuring emergency equipment is ready for use
•EMTs, prepared to assist passengers during medical emergencies using onboard medical equipment.
•Firefighters, trained to respond to onboard fires, smoke, including lithium battery incidents, quickly and effectively
•Security professionals, remaining alert to potential security concerns, de-escalating tense situations and helping maintain a calm and orderly cabin environment during flight
•Childcare specialists, assisting families and supporting young travellers when needed.
What ‘hat’ do you think I wear most?
ᐅᑉᓗᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ ᑎᖕᒥᓱᓐᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᖅᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᖓᓂᒃ.
ᐱᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᓪᓗᐊᕕᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑎᖕᒥᓲᒥ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᐅᑉᓗᒥ ᑎᖕᒥᓲᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐊᔪᖏᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ, ᐊᑕᕐᓇᖅᑐᖃᑎᑦᓯᑕᐃᓪᓕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓗᐊᕕᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᐅᓛᑕᒫᑦ.
ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᓇᓴᖃᖅᑐᑦ (ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ), ᐃᓛᓐᓂᑯᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ
ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᖓᑕᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ:
• ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᖅᑎᓪᓗᐊᕖᑦ, ᖃᖓᑕᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᐱᓐᓇᔮᖅᑎᑦᓯᑉᓗᑎᒃ, ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᖃᑦᓯᐊᖅᖢᑎᑦ ᐃᑭᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᖓᑕᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ
• ᐊᑕᕐᓂᖓᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᔨᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᕆᓇᖏᔪᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᖢᒍ ᐃᑭᒪᕕᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓐᓄᒃ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᑦᓯᐊᖅᖢᒋᑦ ᐊᑐᒐᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᑕ
• ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᑦ, ᐃᖃᓇᐃᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᑭᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᑐᒐᐅᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᑦ.
• ᖃᑉᑎᕆᔨᑦ, ᐱᓕᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᑭᑐᖃᕋᔭᖅᐸᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎᖕᒥᓲᖅ, ᐳᔫᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐃᓚᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᐹᑐᓖᑦ ᐱᔪᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓪᓗ ᓈᒪᓈᖅᑎᑦᓯᓯᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥᒃ
• ᒥᐅᓂᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᓪᓗᐊᕕᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐅᔨᖅᑐᑦᓯᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒦᑎᑦᓯᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒍᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᓄᖃᖓᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖁᒃᓴᓇᖅᑐᖃᓕᕌᖓᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᐃᒪᔮᖏᓪᓗᓂ ᐋᕿᐅᒪᑎᑦᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᖓᑕᓂᕐᒥ
• ᓄᑕᕿᕆᔭᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᒐᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᑕ.
ᓱᓇᒥᒃ ᓇᓴᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᕋᔪᒍᒋᕕᖓ?