American Airlines Orders Flight Attendants Into Jumpseats Earlier to Reduce Turbulence Injuries

American Airlines Flight Attendants Will Start Preparing For Landing Earlier

In the near future, American Airlines passengers may notice a subtle change to when crews prepare the cabin for landing, and it has some implications for passengers, as flagged by PYOK. American updates cabin landing preparation policy As is standard on virtually every airline, flight attendants prepare the cabin for landing at some point prior to arrival. This includes suspending inflight service, having passengers store their belongings (inclu…

American Airlines Orders Flight Attendants Into Jumpseats Earlier to Reduce Turbulence Injuries

American Airlines is ordering its flight attendants to strap themselves into their jumpseats earlier than ever in preparation for landing in a bid to reduce turbulence-related injuries, which studies have found are most likely to happen as an airplane is in its descent for arrival. The changes are expected to be implemented soon and are largely in line with a policy that was implemented at Southwest Airlines nearly two years ago. Unlike Southwes…