ABOUT AYA

My own offer took a year.

Aya in her burgundy Qatar Airways cabin crew uniform

AyaCABIN CREW COACH

I job-hunted for cabin crew while juggling work, going to a CA school twice a week after my shifts.

A month after enrolling I took on interviews with Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Singapore Airlines — more than 10 airlines and 15 interviews in total.

“How can I get my strengths across?” Instead of memorizing answers, I kept looking back at my own experience, changing how I told it, trial after trial.

After about a year of applications, I passed Qatar Airways on my third attempt.

It was never a smooth journey. But that year is exactly where the things I value today come from.

Be yourself,Fly your dream.

FROM CANDIDATE TO CABIN CREW

I kept going, then began a life flying around the world.

At Qatar Airways I flew for 4.5 years as cabin crew. I also served in Business Class, flying around the world and meeting passengers and crew of many nationalities.

What I learned there is that no single “right answer” fits everyone. Every airline looks for a different profile, and every candidate carries different experiences and strengths.

That is why I want you to start not from “What answer does the interviewer want?” but from “What do I actually think?”

Know yourself, and tell your own story in your own words. Both during my job hunt and through 4.5 years of flying, I felt the importance of that skill again and again.

WHY CABIN CHAT?

Why I created Cabin Chat

When I was job hunting, I attended a large CA school.

There I met a teacher who made me think, “I want to learn from her!” the moment I saw her lesson. Her advice was sharp, yet she faced every single student with real warmth.

One day, when I was down after another rejection, she said, “Let’s have a little chat,” and took me to a café.

More than anything we talked about, what stayed with me was the feeling that “she really sees me.” I still remember how happy that made me.

That is why I, too, want to be someone you can talk to — when you are worried, anxious, or bursting with good news. “Aya, do you have a minute?” Someone you can reach out to just like that.

The name Cabin Chat carries one simple idea: “a place where you can talk freely.”

Not handing out answers one-way, but thinking together and finding the answer that sounds like you. That is the place I want to keep building.

— Aya

Aya working at a café

COUNSELING

Let's Find Your Next Step!

The road to becoming cabin crew is different for everyone. Let's find the strengths inside your own experience, put them into your own words, and take your next step together.Talk with Aya