Crew Vault
The permanent library, built by crew — for crew.
Negotiation scripts. Bidding templates. Interview answers for every major airline. Layover checklists. Contract comparison guides. Seniority cheat sheets. Real crew-submitted scenarios. Verified by experienced pursers, union reps, and crew-specialist CPAs.
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How to negotiate a base transfer (without burning bridges)
A 4-step script for asking your scheduler / crew planning for a base transfer when the public bid is closed.
Weekend-off bid template (mid-seniority, narrowbody)
A repeatable monthly bid built to maximize Saturday+Sunday off without sacrificing credit.
Delta flight attendant interview — 12 STAR answers that get hires
Real questions from recent Delta cabin-crew interviews, with STAR-framework answers verified by hired crew.
Emirates final round — the questions everyone forgets to prep
The reach-the-shelf, swimming, grooming, and final HR-panel questions Emirates actually weights.
NRT (Tokyo Narita) — 24-hour layover checklist
Crew-tested itinerary for a tight Narita layover: hotel area, food, transport, jet-lag protocol.
DXB (Dubai) — long-layover survival
What to actually do in Dubai when you have 36+ hours and you've already seen the mall.
Duty rig vs trip rig — which clause is quietly paying you more?
Plain-English breakdown of the two pay protections that flight attendants most often misread.
Per diem 101 — what's taxable, what isn't, and where crews lose money
The mechanics of M&IE rates, partial-day proration, and the line items that most FAs forget to claim.
Narrowbody seniority milestones — year 1 to year 10
When reserve realistically ends, when commutable lines open, when you can pick weekends. Year by year.
Medical emergency mid-Atlantic — how we handled the diversion
Crew-submitted account of a cardiac event on a Boston→Paris flight, the diversion to YQX, and what we'd do differently.
Unruly pax — the de-plane decision tree we use
A 4-question checklist for deciding when to involve the captain, when to call law enforcement, and when to absorb it.
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