Fly Desk provides every flight attendant (FA) on participating airlines’ crews with an iPad that “digitizes” reports and manuals while providing a secure communication tool and does a bunch of other things
I got a most interesting press release recently. Allegiant Systems’ iPad based Fly Desk provides every flight attendant (FA) on participating airlines’ crews with an iPad that “digitizes” reports and manuals while providing a secure communication tool and does a bunch of other things. This will be a big boon to the airline and — surprise, surprise — also to the FAs.
The twist is that the iPad is the FA’s to use both professionally and personally. The FA can load his/her own music and other programs and use the iPad at home. The company says that with iPads selling at $399 up, this will be a great fringe benefit for the FA as well as the airline.
Sounds good to me, and the company offered to let me talk with an FA who is already using the system to get his/her personal reaction. We couldn’t get that set up before press time, but I’ll report back to you with a comment on this blog right after I talk with the FA.
I will say right now that it’s a great thing that someone is paying some attention to FAs. It’s about time.
About the Author
Ralph Hood
Certified Speaking Professional
Ralph Hood is a Certified Speaking Professional who has addressed aviation groups throughout North America. A pilot since 1969, he's insured and sold airplanes at retail and distributor levels and taught aviation management for Southern Illinois University.
Ralph Hood is also an award-winning columnist (he writes for several publications), a salesman and sales manager (he sold airplanes, for crying out loud!), a teacher (he taught college-level aviation management) and a professional public speaker who has entertained and enlightened audiences from Hawaii to Spain, and from Fairbanks to Puerto Rico.
Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), National Speakers Association
Past member, National Ethics Committee, National Speakers Association
Past president of Alabama Speakers Association
Member, Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame
Past National Marketing Mentor, AOPA Project Pilot
