There are also other constraints for the cabin crew who work within tiny galley kitchens.
The AAIB report found that the cabin crew did not inform the flight crew they had moved the passengers to the back.
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Some contend that, in those crucial parts of a flight, passengers should not be distracted, and should be alert to instructions from the cabin crew.
Some passengers saw the wheel fall as the plane's landing gear retracted just after take off, but "they did not inform the cabin crew at this point", the report said.
"The cabin crew had already announced that we would be landing shortly, and I was so excited when I saw the ocean getting closer, but suddenly ... it fell, " he said.
The union said there was a turnout of 71% of the cabin crew it represents, and 81% voted against BA's offer last week, which sought to resolve the dispute over pay and working conditions.
In the past decade, training has focused on the cabin crew's role in defusing a situation to avoid the need for drastic action, such as diverting a plane or calling law enforcement to meet the aircraft, she said.
Michael Farr, a leading British 'Tintinologist', says Herge actually did a "lot of research" for Tintin's Indian journey: he secured catalogues of all the aircraft Air India used and uniforms the cabin crew wore at that time.
The offer, made to the Unite union that represents cabin crew, includes changes to pay structures that the airline says address cabin crew concerns.
The British Airways cabin crew union, Unite, has announced fresh strike dates in its long-running dispute with the airline.
This entails adding a launch abort capability and life support system, as well as designing spacesuits and the crew cabin layout.
The airline asked why, if strike-breaking was the aim, it had involved the TUC and the conciliation service Acas to try to reach a negotiated settlement with the union in the dispute with cabin crew.
Members of the air-cabin-crew union UFO voted for a strike, with talks between the body and Lufthansa set to resume Aug. 16.
The postponement followed five hours of talks between Mr Walsh and senior shop stewards from the union's cabin crew branch.
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The retirement age for cabin crew could be raised by 10 years.
Transport and General Workers Union national officer, Brendan Gold, acknowledged that BA had made concessions but stressed that clear differences still existed - especially over the retirement age for cabin crew.
The union also wanted the introduction of a single pay arrangement for cabin crew staff, rather than the existing two tier system, with staff who joined after 1997 being paid less than those employed before that date.
"This policy reversal is against the best interest of the security of crew and passengers in the aircraft cabin and we will stop at nothing to fight it, " said the Flight Attendants Union Coalition, in a press statement issued Thursday announcing its campaign to reverse the TSA's decision.
The airline said it conducted an inquiry after it was notified that cabin crew members were in the cockpit for a prolonged period.
The union claimed that some cabin crew lived in fear of calling in sick.
To combat this threat, aircraft have a warning system which alerts the crew if the cabin altitude is approaching dangerous levels.
Walsh, of course, is the chief executive of embattled British Airways which has been in a drawn-out fight all year with the union that represents its cabin crew over changes in staffing on flights among other things.
Air Wales had hit the headlines last year by appealing for cabin crew under 5ft 3 inches - a height restriction it insists on because of tight space on the aircraft.
The Flight 592 crew had reported smoke in the cockpit and cabin shortly before the DC-9 crashed.
The plane's flight crew was aware there was fire in the cabin but could do nothing to stop the dive.
One BA cabin crew worker contacted the BBC to say she was "delighted" the strike had been stopped.
British Airways has tabled a fresh offer in an attempt to end the long-running dispute with cabin crew and avert possible further strikes.
As BA manages to secure a second injunction to prevent a strike by its cabin crew, both the Unite union and the airline's supporters are ratcheting their rhetoric all the way up to 11.
The directive also clarifies the rules for people working as a cabin crew staff.
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