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China: Luggage Catches Fire on Airplane, Cabin Crew Puts Out Blaze

On October 18, 2025, in Zhejiang, located in eastern China, a sudden fire broke out in a piece of luggage stored inside the cabin of an airplane. Passengers shouted in alarm as smoke filled the air for a moment. A flight attendant quickly rushed over with a fire extinguisher and managed to put out the flames, preventing further danger.

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China Built World's Largest Vocational Education System

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 13, 2025 - A teacher from Yantai Vocational College of Culture and Tourism in Shandong Province demonstrated cabin service skills to students in the flight attendant service simulation training cabin in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on May 13, 2025.

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China Built World's Largest Vocational Education System

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 13, 2025 - A teacher from Yantai Vocational College of Culture and Tourism in Shandong Province demonstrated cabin service skills to students in the flight attendant service simulation training cabin in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on May 13, 2025.

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[Breaking News] JAL taps Tottori as 1st female president

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Japan Airlines Co. President Yuji Akasaka and senior managing executive officer Mitsuko Tottori, a former flight attendant, attend a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2024. Tottori was named to become the company's first female president in April. (Kyodo)

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JAL taps Tottori as 1st female president

Japan Airlines Co. President Yuji Akasaka (L) and senior managing executive officer Mitsuko Tottori, a former flight attendant, shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2024. Tottori was named to become the company's first female president in April.

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JAL taps Tottori as 1st female president

Japan Airlines Co. President Yuji Akasaka (L) and senior managing executive officer Mitsuko Tottori, a former flight attendant, attend a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2024. Tottori was named to become the company's first female president in April.

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JAL taps Tottori as 1st female president

Japan Airlines Co. President Yuji Akasaka (L) and senior managing executive officer Mitsuko Tottori, a former flight attendant, attend a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2024. Tottori was named to become the company's first female president in April.

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-PORT MORESBY-DIRECT PASSENGER FLIGHT SERVICE (CN)

(231220) -- GUANGZHOU, Dec. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A flight attendant takes part in a ceremony marking the first regular commercial air route connecting south China's Guangzhou and Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea (PNG), in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 19, 2023. China Southern Airlines launched a direct passenger route linking south China's Guangzhou and Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea (PNG), on Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Direct passenger flight service links Guangzhou with capital of PNG" (Photo by Xiao Meng/Xinhua)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-HOTAN-BEIJING-DIRECT FLIGHT (CN)

(230725) -- HOTAN, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A flight attendant serves cakes for passengers aboard Air China flight No. CA9661 operating on the direct flight route from Beijing, capital of China, to Hotan of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 25, 2023. Air China on Tuesday inaugurated a new direct flight service linking Beijing and Hotan of Xinjiang. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-HOTAN-BEIJING-DIRECT FLIGHT (CN)

(230725) -- HOTAN, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A flight attendant serves passengers aboard Air China flight No. CA9661 operating on the direct flight route from Beijing, capital of China, to Hotan of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 25, 2023. Air China on Tuesday inaugurated a new direct flight service linking Beijing and Hotan of Xinjiang. (Xinhua/Li He)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-PASSENGER AIRCRAFT-C919-FIRST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT (CN)

(230528) -- SHANGHAI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A flight attendant serves an airline meal for a passenger aboard a C919 large passenger aircraft, China's first self-developed trunk jetliner, from Shanghai to Beijing on May 28, 2023. The C919, China's self-developed large passenger aircraft, completed its first commercial flight from Shanghai to Beijing on Sunday, marking its official entry into the civil aviation market. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

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Flight attendant from China's Taiwan sees great opportunities in mainland

STORY: Flight attendant from China's Taiwan sees great opportunities in mainland DATELINE: April 30, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xiamen Airlines 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SU CHIAYU, Flight attendant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SU CHIAYU, Flight attendant 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SU CHIAYU, Flight attendant STORYLINE: Su Chiayu is a flight attendant from China's Taiwan. In 2017, she took part in a recruitment test of China's Xiamen Airlines and was later recruited that year. Su said she made the decision after seeing great opportunities brought by the rapid development of the Chinese mainland. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SU CHIAYU, Flight attendant "The reason why I chose to work here was that I'm optimistic about the economic development of the mainland. China's civil aviation industry is booming. It has grown rapidly over the past decade. China is now one of the largest and most competitive civil aviation markets in the world." After five years of wo

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-C919-VALIDATION FLIGHT PROCESS (CN)

(230118) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A flight attendant of China Eastern Airlines works in the cabin of a C919 large passenger aircraft, China's first homegrown large jetliner, during a validation flight from Hongqiao International Airport in east China's Shanghai to Capital International Airport in China's capital Beijing, Jan. 9, 2023. The world's first C919 aircraft began its 100-hour aircraft validation flight process on Dec. 26, 2022 after it was delivered to China Eastern Airlines on Dec. 9, 2022. The testing process will comprehensively verify the reliability of the C919 with commercial operation in mind -- with the aim of ensuring its safety and efficiency. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

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Skymark inaugurates Airbus A330 in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A flight attendant of the low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines serves passengers on an Airbus A330 passenger jet on June 14, 2014. The uniform underwent an alteration over concerns that it was too short.

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LCCs reviving women's dream of becoming flight attendants

OSAKA, Japan - Eri Otsubo, who works as a flight attendant for Peach Aviation Ltd., is seen at Kansai airport on Feb. 12, 2013. Otsubo, who has a daughter at kindergarten, was employed by the low cost carrier in September last year, realizing the dream she had abandoned when a university student.

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JAL budget carrier's 1st flight

NARITA, Japan - A flight attendant sells goods on the first flight of Jetstar Japan Co. en route to Sapporo from Narita, near Tokyo, on July 3, 2012. The budget airline funded by Japan Airlines Co. launched domestic flights that day.

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Peach Aviation launches flights

OSAKA, Japan - A passenger buys lunch from a flight attendant aboard Peach Aviation Ltd.'s first flight from Osaka to Sapporo on March 1, 2012. The airline, Japan's first budget carrier, commenced operation the same day.

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Passenger goes violent in U.S. plane

NARITA, Japan - Japanese police officers escort a man (C) to a police vehicle at Narita airport near Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2012, after he allegedly assaulted a flight attendant aboard a United Airlines plane flying over the Pacific en route to Chicago from Hong Kong. The police said he is an American man in his 20s. The plane made an unscheduled landing at Narita due to the incident before leaving for Chicago later in the day.

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Flight attendant fashion show

OSAKA, Japan - A fashion show featuring current and former uniforms of female flight attendants of some 20 airlines is held at a hotel in Osaka on March 7, 2010. Models and flight attendants took part in the show to entertain 200 spectators.

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Flight attendant fashion show

OSAKA, Japan - A fashion show featuring current and former uniforms of female flight attendants of some 20 airlines is held at a hotel in Osaka on March 7, 2010. Models and flight attendants took part in the show to entertain 200 spectators.

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Business as usual for JAL staff

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines flight attendant Ayako Nakamura practices reading out an in-flight announcement on the rehabilitation of the struggling carrier during a preflight meeting at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2010, a day after the airline filed for bankruptcy protection.

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(3)SARS outbreak in China

BEIJING, China - A flight attendant wearing a face mask serves a passenger on a mostly empty flight from Narita, northwest of Tokyo, to Beijing on May 16.

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(2)Matsui departs for N.Y. to join Yankees

NARITA, Japan - Hideki Matsui shakes hands with a flight attendant Jan. 9 after receiving flowers from her aboard a plane carrying him to New York for the official signing of a three-year, $21 million free-agent deal with the New York Yankees.

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(4)Memorial events, rallies held 1 year after Sept. 11

NARITA, Japan - A United Airlines flight attendant lights candles at a hotel in Narita, east of Tokyo, on Sept. 11 to remember her colleagues who fell victims to the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks one year ago.

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40% of women expect returns from 'duty' Valentine's chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - A flight attendant of Japan Airlines presents a chocolate with a message card to a baby in a departure lounge at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Feb. 13., the day before Valentine's Day. It is customary in Japan for women to give chocolates to men on Feb. 14. Forty percent of female office workers expect to receive something in return for chocolate they give on Valentine's Day, according to a survey by Recruit Co.

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JAS bans smoking on all domestic flights

Japan Air System (JAS) bans smoking on all its domestic flights effective July 17, becoming the first among three major Japanese airlines to do so. The photo shows a JAS flight attendant giving a passenger candies to obtain cooperation at Haneda airport on July 17.

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Big dream of Gen Z air hostess

STORY: Big dream of Gen Z air hostess DATELINE: May 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:52 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the air hostess 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JING CHUWEN, Flight attendant of Tianjin Airlines 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JING CHUWEN, Flight attendant of Tianjin Airlines 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): JING CHUWEN, Flight attendant of Tianjin Airlines 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): JING CHUWEN, Flight attendant of Tianjin Airlines 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): JING CHUWEN, Flight attendant of Tianjin Airlines 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): JING CHUWEN, Flight attendant of Tianjin Airlines STORYLINE: No one in the world can sit idle and enjoy fruits of others' work. Only through working hard can one attain happiness. And only through working hard can one achieve success. For outsiders, an air hostess is often associated with beauty, elegance, and confidence. For those in the profession, the job means much differently. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JING CHUWEN, Flight attendant of Ti

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(2)Matsui departs for N.Y. to join Yankees

NARITA, Japan - Hideki Matsui shakes hands with a flight attendant Jan. 9 after receiving flowers from her aboard a plane carrying him to New York for the official signing of a three-year, $21 million free-agent deal with the New York Yankees. (Kyodo)

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Last Holiday (2006)

Mary Jo Mcgrath & Queen Latifah Characters: Flight Attendant (as MJ McGrath) & Georgia Byrd Film: Last Holiday (2006) Director: Wayne Wang 13 January 2006 Date: 13 January 2006

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View From The Top (2003)

Gwyneth Paltrow Characters: Donna Jensen Film: View From The Top (USA 2003) Director: Bruno Barreto 21 March 2003 Date: 21 March 2003

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Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Leonardo Dicaprio Characters: Frank Abagnale Jr. Film: Catch Me If You Can (USA/CAN 2002) Director: Steven Spielberg 16 December 2002 Date: 16 December 2002

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Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Leonardo Dicaprio Characters: Frank Abagnale Jr. Film: Catch Me If You Can (USA/CAN 2002) Director: Steven Spielberg 16 December 2002 Date: 16 December 2002

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Executive Decision (1996)

Halle Berry & Kurt Russell Characters: Jean, Flight Attendant & Dr. David Grant Film: Executive Decision (USA 1996) Director: Stuart Baird 15 March 1996 Date: 15 March 1996

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JAL to serve beef sukiyaki meal on certain int'l routes

A Japan Airlines flight attendant shows off a beef sukiyaki meal on Aug. 20, 2015, before its debut on certain JAL international routes on Sept. 1. The in-flight meal is based on a meal served by restaurant chain of Yoshinoya. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JAL crew files suit to nullify leave of absence after pregnancy

Tomoko Jinno, a Japan Airlines Co. flight attendant, attends a press conference at the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry in Tokyo on June 16, 2015, after filing a lawsuit seeking to nullify a company order to take a leave of absence after she became pregnant and requested ground duty in line with the company's work system. She argued her case goes against the equal employment opportunity law that bans employees from treating workers unfavorably due to pregnancy or childbirth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ANA displays new seats on Boeing 767-300

An All Nippon Airways flight attendant shows on May 26, 2015, the new seats on one of the Japanese airline's Boeing 767-300 midsize passenger jets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ANA to serve food prepared under supervision of Hilton chef

A flight attendant shows food prepared on May 8, 2015 under the supervision of Hilton hotel chefs in Hawaii. All Nippon Airways Co. will begin to serve such food in business class on flights between Tokyo and Honolulu on June 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Virgin Atlantic runs last Narita-London flight, ending 25-yr service

A flight attendant on the last flight by British airline Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. linking Narita International Airport near Tokyo and London's Heathrow Airport waves a Union Jack from the cockpit as it leaves Narita airport on Feb. 1, 2015. The airline had decided to stop its Narita-London flights as part of a revision of its worldwide routes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(3)SARS outbreak in China

BEIJING, China - A flight attendant wearing a face mask serves a passenger on a mostly empty flight from Narita, northwest of Tokyo, to Beijing on May 16. (Kyodo)

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ANA begins on-site COVID-19 vaccination for employees

An All Nippon Airways Co. flight attendant (C) receives a COVID-19 vaccination at Tokyo's Haneda airport on June 13, 2021, as the airline became the first Japanese private firm to start an inoculation program for employees.

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ANA begins on-site COVID-19 vaccination for employees

An All Nippon Airways Co. flight attendant receives a COVID-19 vaccination at Tokyo's Haneda airport on June 13, 2021, as the airline became the first Japanese private firm to start an inoculation program for employees.

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Flight attendant fashion show

OSAKA, Japan - A fashion show featuring current and former uniforms of female flight attendants of some 20 airlines is held at a hotel in Osaka on March 7, 2010. Models and flight attendants took part in the show to entertain 200 spectators. (Kyodo)

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Flight attendant fashion show

OSAKA, Japan - A fashion show featuring current and former uniforms of female flight attendants of some 20 airlines is held at a hotel in Osaka on March 7, 2010. Models and flight attendants took part in the show to entertain 200 spectators. (Kyodo)

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Peach Aviation launches flights

OSAKA, Japan - A passenger buys lunch from a flight attendant aboard Peach Aviation Ltd.'s first flight from Osaka to Sapporo on March 1, 2012. The airline, Japan's first budget carrier, commenced operation the same day. (Kyodo)

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Passenger goes violent in U.S. plane

NARITA, Japan - Japanese police officers escort a man (C) to a police vehicle at Narita airport near Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2012, after he allegedly assaulted a flight attendant aboard a United Airlines plane flying over the Pacific en route to Chicago from Hong Kong. The police said he is an American man in his 20s. The plane made an unscheduled landing at Narita due to the incident before leaving for Chicago later in the day. (Kyodo)

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ANA unveils 'Licca-chan' doll in new uniforms

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. announces on Dec. 22, 2014, the sale of an "ANA original cabin attendant Licca-chan" doll set featuring the airline's new flight attendant uniforms to be introduced on Feb. 1, 2015. The set, including the Tomy Co. doll, uniforms, apron and rolling suitcase, are available on the ANA Shopping A-style website for 8,800 yen, or for 5,000 yen on domestic flights starting on Jan. 1 for a set with only the doll in a uniform. (Kyodo)

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Business as usual for JAL staff

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines flight attendant Ayako Nakamura practices reading out an in-flight announcement on the rehabilitation of the struggling carrier during a preflight meeting at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2010, a day after the airline filed for bankruptcy protection. (Kyodo)

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Children from disaster-hit Tohoku invited for B-787 flight

SENDAI, Japan - Children aboard the all new Boeing 787 Dreamliner speak with a flight attendant on Oct. 30, 2011, four days after the airplane's commercial flight debut. About 200 children from quake- and tsunami-hit Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures were invited by All Nippon Airways (ANA) for a free one-hour flight over northeastern Japan, the area devastated by the March disaster. (Kyodo)

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Airlines' efforts amid coronavirus pandemic

A Japan Airlines Co. flight attendant prepares to distribute packaged, instead of serving drinks in paper cups, as a protective measure against the novel coronavirus on June 17, 2020. Airlines are stepping up hygiene measures amid continued worries about the virus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Airlines' efforts amid coronavirus pandemic

A Japan Airlines Co. flight attendant checks overhead bins ahead of a flight from Tokyo's Haneda airport on June 17, 2020. Airlines are stepping up hygiene measures amid continued worries about the novel coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo