BACKGROUND Earlier studies have found increased breast cancer risk among female cabin crew. This has been suggested to reflect lifestyle factors (for example, age at first birth), other confounding factors (for example, age at menarche), or occupational factors such as exposure to cosmic radiation and circadian rhythm alterations due to repeated jet lag. AIMS To assess the contribution of occ...

AIMS To identify possible work related sources of psychosocial stress in order to develop pertinent questionnaire items for a cross-sectional health survey of 3000 Italian women flight attendants, and to solicit suggestions on improving survey participation. METHODS Qualitative study in which 26 current and former women flight attendants participated: three focus groups of 6-7 participants ea...

Few studies of cancer mortality and incidence among flight crew have included a detailed assessment of both occupational exposures and lifestyle factors that may influence the risk of cancer. In this issue, Kojo et al. (Risk factors for skin cancer among Finnish airline cabin crew. Ann Occup. Hyg 2013; 57: 695-704) evaluated the relative contributions of ultraviolet and cosmic radiation to the ...

ABSTRACT This article resumes the interactionist bases of career studies to analyze construction gender project(s) regarding masculinities and femininities in careers flight attendants. We used a qualitative-oriented research methodology divided into five main stages: documentary bibliographical research; 16 months general immersion with field observation journaling; specific (participating att...

The research primarily seeks to understand how supervisor support can directly and indirectly enhance the service innovative behavior (SIB) of flight attendants via work engagement. Moreover, although there has been some on effect group diversity organizational performance, results have not consistent. Thus, this study addresses gap by investigating make variance in relationship between engagem...

BACKGROUND Aircraft "disinsection" is the application of pesticides inside an aircraft to kill insects that may be on board. Over a 1-year period, California's tracking system received 17 reports of illness involving flight attendants exposed to pesticides following disinsection. METHODS Interviews, work process observations, and a records review were conducted. Illness reports were evaluated...

BACKGROUND Flight attendants at Alaska Airlines reported health symptoms after the introduction of new uniforms in 2011. The airline replaced the uniforms in 2014 without acknowledging harm. To understand possible uniform-related health effects, we analyzed self-reported health symptoms in crew who participated in the Harvard Flight Attendant Health Study between 2007 and 2015, the period befor...