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GeneChing

04-18-2011, 09:44 AM

Holy Sil Lum Tao! This is for real! :p

Hong Kong cabin crews get kung fu training (http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iVPRAgCKo9_pZ6utAkyqaLhC9VxQ?docId=CNG.03c0e 67179e2f7de4a72d4d699c0b830.221)
(AFP) – 1 day ago

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/media/ALeqM5hJGxg8qgD6CVTrzeIWXrRDx7SYJw?docId=photo_130 3032496489-1-0&size=s2

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong airline is making all its cabin crew take kung fu lessons to help them to deal with drunk and unruly passengers.

Hong Kong Airlines said all staff had been invited to undergo training in wing chun -- a form of kung fu used in close-range combat -- but it was only compulsory for cabin crew, the Sunday Morning Post reported.

The airline had around three incidents involving disruptive passengers every week, said Eva Chan, the carrier's deputy general manager of corporate communication.

Two weeks ago a crew member had to put her martial arts training into practice on a flight from Beijing to Hong Kong.

"One of the passengers was sick but he was probably drunk and felt unwell. The crew member attended to him and she realised her fitness was helping her, especially because the guy was quite heavy," Chan told the newspaper.

"Normally, a female cabin crew can't handle a fat guy, especially if he's drunk, but because of the training, she can handle it quite easily."

New recruit Lumpy Tang, 22, said she never imagined kung fu would be part of the job.

"We were surprised in the beginning, but after a few lessons we really liked wing chun," Tang told the Post.

"You cannot predict what will happen on the plane, so wing chun is good because it's so fast," she said. "I feel safer because I can defend myself and I'm really happy to be one of the first cabin crew to learn wing chun in the world."

Wing chun instructor Katherine Cheung said the martial art was ideal for airline crews.

"Wing chun can be used in small, confined spaces so it's suited for an airplane," Cheung said. "It's easy to learn but difficult to master."

k gledhill

04-18-2011, 10:05 AM

I will show this to some of my students/airmarshalls....working
Out with stewardess should help pass boring international flights
Hah!

Keng Lee

04-18-2011, 02:31 PM

i like to ride the chuuu chuuu train

Lee Chiang Po

04-18-2011, 06:02 PM

GeneChing

04-21-2011, 12:39 PM

Nearly 100 articles on the newsfeed this morning including USAToday (http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2011/04/hong-kong-airlines-kung-fu/165519/1), Fox (http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2011/04/18/flight-attendants-given-kung-fu-training-deal-unruly-passengers/) & MSNBC (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42649669/ns/travel-news/).

Here's the stock photo on the Fox article, just because I like it. http://a57.foxnews.com/static/managed/img/Leisure/2009/397/224/kungfu.jpg

I've been trying to find a pic of Lumpy Tang. I found an album here (http://www.fotop.net/Adelai/Lumpy_Album), but I'm not sure that's *the* Lumpy Tang. I mean seriously, how many Lumpy Tangs are there in the world? I've friended her on facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kung-Fu-Tai-Chi-Magazine/135964689362) and will try to ask for confirmation.
http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/23094_100000917028549_7205_n.jpg

GeneChing

04-25-2011, 09:57 AM

Hong Kong Airlines Is Training Its Flight Attendants in Kung Fu (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/22/idUS278986833320110422)
By Jetpacker at The Jetpacker
Fri Apr 22, 2011 7:30am EDT

Unruly airline passengers beware! Hong Kong Airlines is requiring its flight attendants to learn kung fu, something the airline hopes will help its crew deal with drunk and unruly passengers.

The airline’s entire staff has been invited to train in wing chun, a form of kung fu used in close-range combat, but it’s actually REQUIRED for the cabin crew.

The airline deals with about three disruptive passengers a week, according to Hong Kong Airlines spokeswoman Eva Chan.

Wing chun instructor Katherine Cheung says the martial art is ideal for airline crews because it can be used in small, confined spaces like an airplane.

And the benefit of the martial arts training is already on display: Two weeks ago, a flight attendant used her training to resolve an incident on a Beijing-Hong Kong flight. Unfortunately, the incident didn’t end in a passenger getting karate-chopped or receiving a roundhouse kick to the face.

Basically, the unruly passenger was a bigger guy, he got a little drunk during the flight, and the female flight attendant said she was better able to handle the situation due to her increased strength from the kung fu training. Whatever.

Your Kung Fu is Strong, But My Flight Attendant’s Dragon Style Will Defeat You! (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/24/idUS153630006020110424)
By Gary at The View from the Wing
Sun Apr 24, 2011 5:25pm EDT

Hong Kong Airlines says they deal with 3 drunk or unruly passengers a week, and have decided to require that all of their flight attendants learn kung fu in order to handle problems with a vengeance.

Here’s how it will work in practice:

A flight attendant could use the chi sau (“sticky hands”) technique to prevent a passenger from hitting him. “The idea,” Phillips explains, “is to block and control a person’s arms by linking your arms with theirs.”

Next, split the assailant’s arms. Here, the flight attendant raises his left arm, and makes contact with his opponent’s chest, while holding back the arm with his right hand.

The flight attendant now traps the assailant’s arms, leaving his right arm free to land a restraining punch. Though, as Phillips points out, “It wouldn’t be a very good idea for a cabin crew member to hit a passenger.”
Still haven't heard from Lumpy...

Phil Redmond

04-25-2011, 10:49 AM

Lumpy Tang?? I guess you can get away with that in China, but I wouldn't try it over here.
Well, since Wing Chun was developed for use on a junk, it should work out quite well in an airplane. Same problems.
I found a Lumpy Tang on facebook. Not sure if that's the one but she has a friend named Callous Cheung. :rolleyes:

Scott R. Brown

05-03-2011, 06:55 PM

http://www.11alive.com/images/640/360/2/assetpool/images/110502033758_hong-kong-airlines502.jpg

Hong Kong Airlines Flight Attendants learn Kung Fu (http://www.11alive.com/News/Odd/189551/186/Flight-attendants-learn-kung-fu-to-deal-with-unruly-passengers)

(USA Today) -- Hong Kong Airlines is asking its flight crews to learn a form of kung fu, something the carrier hopes will help its staff deal with drunk and unruly passengers, AFP reports.

AFP writes "Hong Kong Airlines said all staff had been invited to undergo training in wing chun -- a form of kung fu used in close-range combat -- but it was only compulsory for cabin crew, the Sunday Morning Post (of Hong Kong) reported."

taai gihk yahn

05-03-2011, 06:59 PM

http://www.11alive.com/images/640/360/2/assetpool/images/110502033758_hong-kong-airlines502.jpg
Is that the famous posture "Lo Hon Distributes the In-flight Food Service"?

bawang

05-03-2011, 07:02 PM

dam. compulsory wing chun.

death is a preferable alternative to wing chun.

Scott R. Brown

05-03-2011, 07:16 PM

Is that the famous posture "Lo Hon Distributes the In-flight Food Service"?

I think it means: SIT DOWN or I'll punch you in the face with my Spiral Snake Power Rising Hidden Fist Of Death!

Then......

You will be dead, and I'll still be beautiful!

hskwarrior

05-03-2011, 07:58 PM

PassPort Please!!!!!!!

blackjesus

05-03-2011, 07:59 PM

how come the girl in the photo is not "square"?
Should the shoulder square with the hip?

IronWeasel

05-03-2011, 08:13 PM

SPJ

05-03-2011, 08:15 PM

actually people are more interested in the food or snack they serve on board.

for example, they serve so much better food at disneyland hong kong.

--
:)

lance

05-04-2011, 12:38 AM

Frost

05-04-2011, 04:56 AM

I was a bit worried for the airlines for a minute, imagine one of the attendants using what they learn to seriously injury a paying passenger, the legal and financial ramifications would be enormous...then I realised it was wing chun they were learning so I breathed a sigh of relief as there's no danger of that happening now :)

Iron_Eagle_76

05-04-2011, 05:21 AM

Passenger: Excuse me Stewardess, may I have some peanuts and can you bring me an extra pillow.

Stewardess: I suggest you sit there and keep your f****cking trap shut if you don't want to get chain punched into the next row!

SPJ

05-04-2011, 06:33 AM

actually ba gua would be better

as they have to bring food and drink in a tray and walk in a narrow aisle.

dish tray can be a hard weapon, too.

similar to deer horn without sharp edges.

:cool:

Drake

05-04-2011, 06:41 AM

actually people are more interested in the food or snack they serve on board.

for example, they serve so much better food at disneyland hong kong.

--
:)

I hear Singapore Airlines has awesome service.

David Jamieson

05-04-2011, 06:49 AM

hmmn. well, air marshals carry glocks n' 45s...so, winning! :p

Drake

05-04-2011, 06:55 AM

Wouldn't want to be that air marshal who had to fire one of those on board...

Scott R. Brown

05-04-2011, 08:31 AM

Wouldn't want to be that air marshal who had to fire one of those on board...

I am sure they use Glaser rounds!

SPJ

05-04-2011, 08:39 AM

I hear Singapore Airlines has awesome service.

yes, singapore airline service is superb.

they have people speak chinese, malay, hidu

and ethnic food

--

so I heard

you know food is most important for me

and most airline food is you know what

--

:)

Drake

05-04-2011, 08:42 AM

yes, singapore airline service is superb.

they have people speak chinese, malay, hidu

and ethnic food

--

so I heard

you know food is most important for me

and most airline food is you know what

--

:)

I did some research on them recently for a biometrics project. They use biometrics not only as a security device, but they also use it to create a value add for the customer by streamlining a number of services. Brilliant!

Drake

05-04-2011, 09:32 AM

Oh, and that woman is mad hot. A wee bit cross-eyed, but still mad hot.

Scott R. Brown

05-04-2011, 09:39 AM

Oh, and that woman is mad hot. A wee bit cross-eyed, but still mad hot.

Its the angle of the photo!

My daughter (3 years old) is half Filipina, 1/8 Chinese! My wife complained to our Pediatrician every time we went to see him for the first two years about her crossed eyes!

He told her "THEY ARE NOT CROSSED" over and over again! They just appear to be crossed from certain angles due to the epicanthic fold/shape of Asian eyes.:)

GeneChing

01-06-2012, 10:58 AM

I changed the thread title and am moving this from the Wing Chun forum as now it has spread its wings and flown to qinna. ;)

Air crews learn how to pack a punch (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-01/06/content_14391596.htm)
Updated: 2012-01-06 09:18
By Wang Ying (China Daily)
Air crews learn how to pack a punch
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20120106/001aa018f83f10707e3616.jpg
An air security instructor teaches stewardesses of China Eastern Airlines qin na, a Chinese martial art, in Shanghai in December. Provided to China Daily

SHANGHAI - Flight attendants at China Eastern Airlines are being trained in qin na, a Chinese martial art, to assist aircraft police and security guards when emergencies occur.

The first group of 20 China Eastern stewardesses took their first training class on Dec 16, and the company intends to expand the training program to all its 2,600-plus flight attendants in Shanghai, said Zhang Yuhong, a senior official with China Eastern's fifth passenger cabin services department.

"The decision has been made because of the recent satisfactory training outcome," Zhang said. Many of the trainees said the program was easy to learn and practically oriented to improve their on-the-job skills.

Zhang said China Eastern flight attendants are divided into five departments, and the fifth has about 450 crew members.

"Our department's training will finish by the end of February, and in the following months, the other four departments will undergo similar training," Zhang said.

All domestic airliners have security guards as well as air police to ensure safety. They wear plain clothes, but identify themselves when an emergency occurs.

"Stewardess's work responsibilities include aiding the security guards and police when the crew and passengers are in danger," a flight attendant from the Shanghai-based carrier was quoted as saying by Oriental Morning Post in Shanghai.

Flight attendants are usually hijackers' first - and to their minds easiest - target, and by learning basic self-defense and wrestling skills, they not only can protect themselves, but also win time for the air police to subdue the outlaws, Zhang said.

China Eastern is not the first Chinese airline to begin such a training program. In April, Hong Kong Airlines required new cabin crew members to master wing chun, a form of kungfu practiced by the legendary Bruce Lee, South China Morning Post reported.

As of yet, other Chinese carriers have not shown interest in requiring cabin crew to be trained in martial arts, though all Chinese airlines provide security training for their cabin crews.

Dragonair, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong-headquartered Cathay Pacific, said in a written reply that all Dragonair cabin crew go through security training during their initial training, and later also regularly receive refresher security training to equip them with the skills to handle circumstances that could threaten flight security. Dragonair had no comment on China Eastern's martial arts training program.

Zhang Wu'an, spokesman for Spring Airlines, China's only budget carrier, said they have no plan to launch a similar program because they consider their current training enough for their daily operation.

TaichiMantis

01-06-2012, 05:10 PM

To serve and subdue...;)

Dale Dugas

01-06-2012, 06:40 PM

can I get my bag of peanuts please????

taai gihk yahn

01-06-2012, 07:46 PM

can I get my bag of peanuts please????

oh, she'll hand u ur "bag of peanuts" allright, if u know what I mean...

GeneChing

02-01-2012, 10:43 AM

Beifuss reviews all the films in the Roger Corman 'Lethal Ladies' Collections. Heck, if I was assigned to review these, I would too. I just kept the portion about Fly Me. Follow the link if you want to read about the rest.

Pam Grier, TNT Jackson & Kung Fu Stewardesses: The Roger Corman 'Lethal Ladies' Collections (http://blogs.commercialappeal.com/the_bloodshot_eye/2012/01/dssf.html)
By John Beifuss on January 30, 2012 12:38 PM
http://blogs.commercialappeal.com/the_bloodshot_eye/arena/cormanarenaa.jpg
Markov discovers a good way to get an inferiority complex is to stand this close to Pam Grier in 'The Arena'

The fourth week of January was big for fans of kick-ass women who literally kick ass. (Note: Dear readers, please take me to task if I ever again compose a sentence that sounds so much like it was written for Ain't It Cool News.)

On Jan. 20, "Haywire," with real-life mixed martial arts champion Gina Carano, and "Underworld: Evolution," with unreal-life vampire warrior Kate Beckinsale, opened in theaters.

Four days later, the Shout! Factory label released "Lethal Ladies Collection 2," a two-disc triple-feature of 1970s exploitation gold (or perhaps fool's gold) that is the latest in the company's ongoing and invaluable "Roger Corman's Cult Classics" initiative.

Characterized by copious nudity and cartoonish violence, the triple feature includes "The Arena" (1974), aka "Naked Warriors," with Pam Grier as a "Nubian" gladiator in ancient Rome; "Cover Girl Models" (1975); and "Fly Me" (1973), which has been blessed with perhaps the most direct and enticing plot summary in Internet Movie Database history: "Stewardesses battle kung fu killers."

http://blogs.commercialappeal.com/the_bloodshot_eye/lethal/cormanlethall.jpg

This second volume of lethal ladies was preceded in October by -- what else? -- the Shout! Factory's first "Lethal Ladies Collection," a superior "Roger Corman's Cult Classics" triple feature that more legitimately deserves the cult "classics" designation than its sequel.

http://blogs.commercialappeal.com/the_bloodshot_eye/lethal/cormanlethal.jpg

....

http://blogs.commercialappeal.com/the_bloodshot_eye/lethal/corflyme.jpg
The second disc of the "Lethal Ladies Collection 2" set features a pair of fun and complementary if inconsequential movies about trios of sexy friends-colleagues. "Fly Me" is a tale of "****pit cuties... flying out of the skies and onto your laps," according to the trailer included on the disc; while "Cover Girl Models" finds the title beauties mixing it up with internatonal spies. Both films were directed by Santiago.

Perhaps inspired by Ursula Andress' entrance in "Dr. No," "Fly Me" opens with a shot of a beautiful woman in a white bikini emerging from the surf to retrieve her beach towel, her New Yorker magazine and her copy of "The Sensuous Man." The woman is Toby (Pat Anderson -- remember her from "TNT Jackson"?), late for her first day on the job as a stewardess; catching a cab to the airport, she strips in the back seat to change into her uniform, which naturally causes driver **** Miller to run off the road.

A sexy klutz, Toby is joined by fellow "****pit cuties" Andrea (Lenore Kasdorf), the only "lethal lady" in the film (Andrea knows kung fu), and Sherry (Lyllah Torena), who may not be a nymphomaniac but is certainly unchoosy. An unwelcome and annoying companion for both the stewardesses and the audience is Toby's comic-relief mother (Naomi Stevens), presented as a stereotypically Jewish-accented busybody dedicated to preserving her daughter's virginity. A Hong Kong white-slavery subplot adds suspense to the sex/comedy, and gives Andrea a chance to display her martial-art flair, in weak action scenes reportedly directed by Jonathan Demme.

David Jamieson

02-01-2012, 10:59 AM

Foxy Brown does have the most bodacious tatas doesn't she? :)

mmmm Pam Grier. :)

SPJ

02-02-2012, 08:34 AM

with narrow walkway

and very delicate environment on a plane

using stun guns may be better

asking a pretty girl serving my food and drinks

good

also asking them to defend me

uuh

leave that to air marshall or professional

that is.

Lebaufist

02-02-2012, 09:57 AM

GeneChing

04-24-2012, 10:09 AM

"Excuse me, miss? No, I don't want any coffee or peanuts, but maybe we could practice some chi sao?"

Airline trains cabin crew martial arts to cope with difficult passengers (http://travel.aol.co.uk/2012/04/14/airline-trains-cabin-crew-martial-arts-to-cope-passengers/)
By Roshina Jowaheer, Apr 14, 2012

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You may want to be extra polite to the flight attendants when travelling with Hong Kong Airlines in future as the airline has revealed that its cabin crew are now fully trained in Wing Chun.

It is the only martial art created by a woman and all cabin crew are required to take on a basic three-hour course.

Wing Chun is designed to promote inner balance and core strength, and will help the flight attendants cope with unruly passengers in a unique way.

The martial art is taught for self-defence and the moves are designed to be accomplished in a confined space, like onboard an aircraft. The cabin crew train in their uniforms to prepare them for real-life situations.

http://www.blogcdn.com/travel.aol.co.uk/media/2012/04/pa-10627901-1334398159.jpg

Hong Kong Airlines, which flies between London and Hong Kong, said the training would enable its flight attendants to 'deal with any potential challenges'.

President of the airline Yang Jian Hong said: 'Aside from the obvious physical, mental and safety benefits, this demonstrates our commitment to delivering exception passenger service.

'The initiative has proved so popular with our flight attendants that we are now offering the training to our internal staff.'

sanjuro_ronin

04-24-2012, 11:06 AM

Bah, kung fu stewardesses, here is a much better idea:
http://www.uncoached.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/asset_medium.jpg

sanjuro_ronin

04-24-2012, 11:08 AM

Air Mehico !
http://blogamole.tr3s.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/aeromozas294cs050411.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CsLkZHk9VEk/Tl4WgwTUGzI/AAAAAAAAFtY/nYHUlw96aeM/s1600/_ZE_RS_0040m.jpg

sanjuro_ronin

04-24-2012, 11:09 AM

http://media.salon.com/2012/02/ryannair-460x307.jpg

SPJ

04-24-2012, 05:29 PM

Food or snack will determine my choice of flights.

No need for an army of "armed" stewardess to maintain order

you may always mobilize the army of passengers to overcome the villains.

---

:)

SPJ

04-24-2012, 07:48 PM

http://instagr.am/p/J0IwYuSOWV/

Let me put it this way.

I luv to listen to lady gaga sing.

But I do not trust her with the power tool.

I luv to take food and drinks from stewardesses.

But I do not trust them to tackle a villain. Wing Chun or Ba Gua is not the issue.

:)

GeneChing

07-29-2013, 08:31 AM

Air Rage Tribe is a great name for a metal band. :cool:

`Air rage tribe’: Chinese cabin crew learn kung fu as mobs of ‘unstable’ passengers attack staff over flight delays (http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/07/28/air-rage-tribe-chinese-cabin-crew-learn-kung-fu-as-mobs-of-unstable-passengers-exacts-revenge-for-flight-delays/)
Malcolm Moore, The Telegraph | 13/07/28 | Last Updated: 13/07/28 6:05 PM ET

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China has spent billions on building some of the largest and most modern airports in the world, but, much to everyone’s embarrassment, it seems unable to get planes to fly between them on time.

Violent attacks have erupted at airports across China, with passengers venting their rage on hapless staff over a summer of grinding delays.

China has spent billions on building some of the largest and most modern airports in the world, but, much to everyone’s embarrassment, it seems unable to get planes to fly between them on time.

Last month, only 18 per cent of the 22,000 flights out of Beijing’s Capital airport departed on schedule, according to the aviation research company FlightStats, making it the world’s worst major airport for punctuality. Not one Chinese airport managed to get even half of its flights to leave on time.

The delays have seen mobs of angry passengers mount at least eight large protests at departure gates in the past two months, during two of which staff were attacked. There is even a new Chinese phrase for the rampaging hordes: the “kong nu zu”, or “air rage tribe”.

On Thursday July 18, more than 30 passengers broke through security and stormed the runway at Nanchang airport after being delayed for seven hours by bad weather.

The weekend before, passengers in Shanghai tried to rip off an attendant’s name badge before hitting her. In the subsequent fracas, two airport staff were injured and three passengers arrested. “The passengers were very emotional and unstable,” Ni Xuying, one of the injured employees, told state television.

At the end of June, a primary school teacher lost control when her flight from Wenzhou to Beijing was cancelled, slapping and kicking an Air China attendant to the ground. “I waited there for such a long time. Nobody served me a bottle of water or a piece of cake or anything,” Liu Weiwei said in her defence.

In March, Graham Fewkes, a British businessman based in Hong Kong, told the South China Morning Post he had witnessed cheers when a passenger assaulted a stewardess on a delayed flight to the island of Sanya.

“The other passengers were applauding as the man was hitting her,” he said.

Hong Kong Airlines last year said it had an average of three incidents involving disruptive passengers every week and has introduced training in wing chun, a form of kung fu, for its cabin crew.

The situation at China’s airports is now so volatile that staff have been told not to announce any major delays.

The problems have been caused by a sudden surge in air traffic, flowing into skies that are tightly controlled by the People’s Liberation Army. With only a few permitted routes, issues such as bad weather often force airlines to hold back flights rather than divert them.

The heavy delays are exacting an economic cost. Marco Pearman-Parish at Corporation China, a consultancy that helps companies establish a presence in China, said some 60 per cent of his clients at a recent meeting were considering moving their operations away from Beijing because of the constant problems at the airport. “The delays are making it impossible to do business,” he said.

GeneChing

09-10-2013, 08:23 AM

HK Airlines continues to milk this marketing (some pix are reused in the source article). There's a CCTV vid here that's worth watching - follow the link.

Flight crew uses martial arts on rowdy passengers (http://www.china.org.cn/video/2013-09/10/content_29979521.htm)
CNTV, September 10, 2013

You might think flight attendants have a glamorous life. But that's not always the case, especially when it comes to dealing with rowdy and uncooperative passengers. Now, one airline in Hong Kong is giving all its cabin staff training in Wing Chun, a form of Kung Fu, to improve their skills in dealing with the unexpected.

One airline in Hong Kong is giving all its cabin staff training in Wing Chun, a form of Kung Fu, to improve their skills in dealing with the unexpected.

Power and stealth....

These are not the practised disciples of a renowned kung fu master.... they're new recruits for Hong Kong Airlines.

Before they become flight attendants, they must complete 6 hours of training in Wing Chun, a form of Kung Fu.

For many, it's their first time trying to learn the secrets of the ancient martial art.

Wing Chun Kung Fu was popularized by actor Bruce Lee. One of its most influential practitioners of the 20th Century was Yip Man - a Kung Fu style that's adaptable and practical, and appeals to people of any age, gender and body type.

"Wing Chun can be practised in a very small space. So it's suitable to be used inside an aircraft. You don't have to take any steps, you can stand still to defend yourself. "

Many of the flight attendants support the training and say it will be helpful in their work.

"Definitely it will be very useful for my work in the future, but hopefully I will not use it. It there's an accident, I will use. It will be very helpful," said Chan Yoen Hei, flight attendant & Wing Chun trainee.

There's been an upsurge in violent incidents on flights between the mainland and Hong Kong in recent months.

Hong Kong Airlines says staff experience on average three attacks a week from passengers.

Kung Fu training is widely seen as a way of responding to this "air rage". Many believe it will make angry travelers think twice about resorting to violence.

But the airline says the training is just aimed at cultivating a strong mind and keeping fit.

"It's unlikely that passengers will get to see these attendants apply Wing Chun moves on lights. But the self-defence skills will at least give them more confidence to deal with emergencies."

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One airline in Hong Kong is giving all its cabin staff training in Wing Chun, a form of Kung Fu, to improve their skills in dealing with the unexpected.
Woah, 6 whole hours of Wing Chun! Those stewardesses will be invincible!

Kellen Bassette

09-10-2013, 08:41 AM

Woah, 6 whole hours of Wing Chun! Those stewardesses will be invincible!

Great! Now we're going to have a bunch of uppity stewardesses on the forum arguing how their airline is the best.... :mad:

GeneChing

09-10-2013, 08:47 AM

Great! Now we're going to have a bunch of uppity stewardesses on the forum arguing how their airline is the best.... :mad:
Just ask them for an extra bag of peanuts. That'll distract them.

GeneChing

09-16-2013, 09:37 AM

...it made the UPI

Airline teaches flight attendants kung fu to deal with airport brawls (http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/Blog/2013/09/16/Airline-teaches-flight-attendants-kung-fu-to-deal-with-airport-brawls/3021379341924/)
As widespread flight delays in China have led to airport brawls and near-riots, flight attendants learn kung fu.
Published: Sept. 16, 2013 at 11:19 AM
By KRISTEN BUTLER, UPI.com | Blog

During the month of July, only 17.8 percent of flights departing from Beijing were on time, according to FlightStats. In August, on-time departures rose to a still-dismal 28.8 percent.

Between May and August, state media reported 26 brawls at Chinese airports as delays trigger "near-riots."

Passengers have been delayed even for short domestic flights by 18 hours in some cases, and the gridlock is causing a lot of strife.

In July, passengers beat up airport staff in three separate incidents at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. Some staff required hospitalization. The following weekend, 30 passengers stormed a runway after a seven-hour delay in Nanchang, in Jiangxi province.

Since 2003, airline passengers in China nearly quadrupled to 319 million in 2012. Exploding economic growth hasn't been matched by infrastructure growth, leading to airspace as backed up as China's highways.

Further, some 80 percent of China's airspace is controlled by the People's Liberation Army -- compared with just 17 percent federally-controlled airspace in the U.S. -- making it difficult for commercial flights to get clearance.

Until China constructs its planned 55 new airports, however, irate passengers continue to snap inside airport terminals.

In response, one Hong Kong airline is teaching its flight attendants kung fu.

GeneChing

06-24-2014, 08:55 AM

Photos: Kungfu Flight Attendants Train for Terror (http://www.wcarn.com/news/35/35536.html)
China Daily | Jun. 18, 2014
Stewardesses-to-be practice the basics of the Ving Tsun, a form of self-defense, in Chengdu city, Southwest Sichuan province on Monday. Ving Tsun, or Wing Chun, a concept-based Chinese martial art, has been set as a compulsory course in Sichuan Southwest Vocational College of Civil Aviation. The college has signed a contract with the Tu Tengyao Martial Art Association to develop the course called "Eighteen combat movements of anti-terror in civil aviation." Ving Tsun is a system of striking and grappling, especially used for close-range combat.

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Stewardesses-to-be practice the basics of the Ving Tsun, a form of self-defense, in Chengdu city, Southwest Sichuan province on Monday. Ving Tsun, or Wing Chun, a concept-based Chinese martial art, has been set as a compulsory course in Sichuan Southwest Vocational College of Civil Aviation. The college has signed a contract with the Tu Tengyao Martial Art Association to develop the course called "Eighteen combat movements of anti-terror in civil aviation." Ving Tsun is a system of striking and grappling, especially used for close-range combat. [Photo/IC] more pix if you follow the link...

GeneChing

04-28-2015, 12:24 PM

The 'gentle art of Chinese culture'. Oh yeah. ;)

Kung-Fu flight attendants: Chinese stewardesses practise hand-to-hand combat in grueling training academy where they are taught to be elegant, professional... and deadly (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-3058872/Kung-fu-flight-attendants-Chinese-stewardesses-practise-hand-hand-combat-grueling-training-academy-taught-elegant-professional-deadly.html)

Chinese flight attendants practise hand-to-hand combat and grueling exercises
Images show intense training regime at the Chengdu Aviation Training Institute
Recruits are taught 'the gentle art of Chinese culture and counter-terrorism'
Bizarre graduation ceremony requires trainees to break plate in single blow

By Jay Akbar and Edward Chow For Mailonline
Published: 11:20 EST, 28 April 2015 | Updated: 13:33 EST, 28 April 2015

These Chinese flight attendants are just capable of looking after an airsick passenger as they are in deadly hand-to-hand combat.

Incredible images from the Chengdu Aviation Training Institute show young men and women attacking each other with sharp daggers, crawling through muddy pits and ejecting a passenger from a mock-airplane.

They are taught to be elegant and professional in the air, while having the ability to subdue troublesome passengers.

An instructor at the academy said they want recruits to understand the 'gentle art of Chinese culture' and have strong counter-terrorism skills, according the People's Daily Online.

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Deadly: Flight attendants practise hand-to-hand combat at the Chengdu Aviation Training Institute (pictured)

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Tough: The air stewardesses are made to crawl through muddy pits (pictured) and traverse flowing rivers in the grueling training regime

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Security: The recruits are taught to be professional in the air, but also trained to subdue troublesome passengers in mock-scenarios (pictured)

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Grueling: An instructor at the grueling academy said the trainees (pictured) are taught the 'gentle arts of Chinese culture' but also to have very strong physiques

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Show of strength: One of the requirements at the school's bizarre graduation ceremony requires the prospective stewardesses to break a plate with a single blow (pictured)

And to graduate from the unorthodox academy, they must be able to smash a plate with a single strike.

The rigorous training takes place in a variety of tough environments including muddy trenches and fast-flowing rivers.

One of the school's instructors said: 'From the start our school has always provided military training, Taekwondo and other special courses.

'We want to train our students to not only learn the gentle arts of Chinese culture but also to have a strong physique and be able to have a counter-terrorism and rapid reaction capability.'

China-based Hong Kong Airlines introduced Kung-Fu training for their staff after a series of attacks on air stewards in 2013.

The airline said they would teach their cabin crew a form of martial arts called wing-chun after claiming they experienced three attacks a week on average.

More than 30 passengers stormed security and ran onto the runway on July 18, 2013 after bad weather caused seven hours of delays.

In another incident, two airport staff were injured when a passenger attempted to rip off an attendant's name badge.

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Dangerous: The stewardesses at the Chengdou academy build strong physiques by performing impressive high-kicks (pictured)

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Brutal: Their brutal regime takes place in flowing rivers and muddy pits, where they practise submersion (pictured)

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Training: The recruits are put through their paces by being made to do extensive physical training which includes stretching in grueling stress-positions (pictured)

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Combat: The training results in a fleet of air stewardess who are elegant, professional and very dangerous

boxerbilly

04-28-2015, 01:06 PM

The 'gentle art of Chinese culture'. Oh yeah. ;)

Our world is just F!@#ed. LOL.

Oh well, at least we can feel safe until someone figures out how to bypass that stuff.

GeneChing

05-07-2015, 09:05 AM

I was just amused by the 'fashion' especially the dude's suit at the bottom. Even his shoes match. :eek:

Aviation college graduates celebrate by holding Cannes-style red carpet event (http://shanghaiist.com/2015/05/07/cannes_style_graduation_ceremony.php)

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Students at an aviation college in Chengdu celebrated their graduation the only way they know how, by throwing a mock Cannes Film Festival red carpet event, complete with luxury cars and designer dresses.

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According to Tencent, female graduates were driven to the event, held on May 4, in a convoy of Porches and Maseratis.

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After emerging from their vehicles, some in rather revealing dresses, the girls were escorted down the red carpet by the equally well attired boys.

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No mock film festival would be complete without an obligatory interview of the aspiring celebrities.

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Last summer, the School of Journalism at Shanghai's Fudan University pulled off an equally spectacular graduation ceremony, with students voting for selected representatives of their faculty to get the red carpet treatment.

By Dominic Jackson

[Images via Tencent]

GeneChing

08-28-2015, 09:22 AM

...but I bet her Kung Fu skillz made her an expert crab cracker...

Look: Stewardess quits job to offer 'crab-peeling' services online (http://shanghaiist.com/2015/08/28/young-woman-offers-crab-peeling-services-taobao.php)

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Curious diners at a seafood restaurant in Hangzhou were recently spotted crowding around to watch as a young woman hand-fed crab to a salivating gentleman. As it turns out, he bought her "crab-peeling services" on the internet for 260RMB.

The woman reportedly offers her services on Taobao and charges 10RMB to peel each crab with an extra 5RMB if you want to be fed. This particular diner ordered 20 crabs in total and got a little discount because he ordered the "King Meal".

The hostess says she quit her previous job as a flight attendant on a domestic airline to pursue the freedoms of part-time work. Despite her hands turning red after peeling numerous crabs, she smiled all the way through it and seemed to appreciate the publicity.

Honestly, who could think of a better way to spend the equivalent of £26/40USD/$56AUD?

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These men wanted her to feed them too, but she turned them down. It seems she is very devoted to her work.

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He thanked the young lady, like a true gentleman, with good feedback on the app where she advertises her services.

by Daniel Cunningham

[Images via Sina]
Contact the author of this article or email tips@shanghaiist.com with further questions, comments or tips.
By Shanghaiist in News on Aug 28, 2015 4:30 PM

GeneChing

01-07-2016, 12:46 PM

Women in China apparently competing in bikini contests to become flight attendants (http://en.rocketnews24.com/2016/01/04/women-in-china-apparently-competing-in-bikini-contests-to-become-flight-attendants/)
Mike 4 days ago

https://sociorocketnewsen.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/20160103_100929.jpg?w=580&h=326

The People’s Daily reports that graduates from a Quingdao-area school are encouraged to compete in a runway competition to net jobs as flight attendants or models.

The role of flight attendant is a highly coveted one for women in much of East Asia. It’s one of the few jobs that affords young women relative independence and a chance to see the world. For some, it’s a sort of post-college sabbatical before plunging into office work or other pursuits; for others, it’s a long-term career.

It’s also, unfortunately, a rampantly sexist industry.

Many airlines throughout Asia hire female flight attendants exclusively, and tacitly apply “attractiveness standards” in their hiring process. While becoming a flight attendant in Japan means a few weeks at a specialty training college and a battery of tests in which manners and overall “femininity” are measured, it appears at least a few flight attendant training agencies in China aren’t even bothering with such a rouse – instead a Quingdao area school’s graduate runway competition is used to select potential future flight attendants based on attractiveness alone.

The yearly “auditions,” which are run by a local modeling agency, apparently feature around 1,000 recruits from the school. The audience is largely composed of modeling agency talent scouts, but it appears many contestants are more interested in the airline flight attendant scouts also in the audience.

Female contestants must meet various beauty criteria, including a height requirement (although, apparently, the agency in charge says especially beautiful contestants will get waived for height), and are not, supposedly, allowed to have any visible blemishes or scars on any areas of the body normally exposed by a swimsuit.

The year is currently 2016.

Source: The People’s Daily via The Independent

The People's Daily image is clearer
http://www.people.com.cn/h/pic/20151228/84/2462930500309998612.jpg

GeneChing

01-22-2016, 11:00 AM

But so postable here. ;)

Sexy shanzhai stewardesses come out in support of Dongguan's anti-vice campaign (http://shanghaiist.com/2016/01/22/sexy_shanzhai_stewardesses.php)

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On Wednesday afternoon in downtown Shenzhen, passersby were treated to the unusual sight of four young women dressed up as ****ty flight attendants advocating against vice.

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With navels exposed, the four young women held up a sign reading: "Support Dongguan's anti-vice campaign! Advocate civilized law enforcement, apologize to Shenzhen chengguan!"

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The somewhat perplexing performance was put on as a sort of response to public backlash following a stunt contrived by the same group earlier this month that featured even more young girls dressed in skimpy stewardess outfits "entertaining" chengguan at a high-end hotel in Dongguan for their "civilized service."

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Apparently, that event had caused a bit of difficulty for the Shenzhen chengguan, and the organizer wanted to put out another statement telling people to just lighten up.

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However, actual police didn't seem to appreciate the performance, shutting down the event within 30 minutes and launching a further investigation into the group's activities.

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For those not in the know, Dongguan is often referred to as China's "capital of sex" but has fallen on hard times as of late after a series of high-profile raids were carried out throughout the city's brothels in early 2014.
The arrests nabbed up more than 1,000 people and cost the city an estimated 50 billion yuan ($8 billion) in business. It's estimated that 10% of the floating population in Dongguan, a city of 7 million people, were involved in the sex trade.
Now, it seems that the trade has been left to a bunch of catfishing dudes online. It's unclear if the city will ever regain its former glory:

[Images via NetEase]
Contact the author of this article or email tips@shanghaiist.com with further questions, comments or tips.
By Alex Linder in News on Jan 22, 2016 8:30 PM

GeneChing

02-01-2016, 10:12 AM

This first one is slightly OT.

Hong Kong cabin crew object to Emirates rule requiring them to wear China flag pin (https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/01/hong-kong-cabin-crew-object-to-emirates-rule-requiring-them-to-wear-china-flag-pin/)
1 February 2016 10:56 Kris Cheng 2 min read

Emirates airline crew members from Hong Kong have been required to wear both China and Hong Kong flag pins since last March. Staff may be punished if they do not follow the uniform policy, HKFP has learned.

In an email sent to them in January 2015, cabin crew members were told they must wear a nationality flag pin on their waistcoats. The nationality flags they received were based on the nationality stated in their passports.

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Artist’s impression.

“The aim was to celebrate the international team that we have on board each flight, as well as to help both our customers and cabin crew teams to make an instant connection – whether it is finding comfort and assistance, or common ground to start a conversation,” an Emirates spokesperson told HKFP. “We’ve received very positive feedback on this initiative to date.”
However, Hong Kong crew members objected after their nationalities were switched from Hong Kong to China, following complaints from mainland Chinese crew members. Some Hong Kong staff were concerned that, since their new China flag pins were part of their standard uniform, they may “fail” company image and uniform checks if they did not wear them. Three “fails” could affect their promotion hopes, sources at the airline told HKFP.

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Photo: HKFP screenshot.

Emirates said the company has more than 500 cabin crew who can communicate in Chinese, including Cantonese and Mandarin speakers. They confirmed they had received feedback from crew after the initiative was first introduced.
“This was evaluated and addressed and a compromise reached,” the spokesperson said. The compromise made in February 2015 was that Hong Kong crew must wear both China and Hong Kong flag pins starting from March 14 last year.”There have been no complaints or feedback since, particularly relating to the use of the flag pins from either our Hong Kong or Chinese crew,” the spokesperson added. “We will of course continue to review this matter.”

Sources told HKFP that some Hong Kong staff still preferred wearing only the Hong Kong flag. Though anyone spotted doing so could potentially face disciplinary action, with management threatening to revert to the China flag alone if staff did not wear both.

This second one is more Kung Fu related. After all, to 'properly kneel in a pleasing fashion', you gotta have some fu skills.

Aspiring Flight Attendants Need to Demonstrate Some Serious Dexterity (https://thenanfang.com/students-practice-posture-become-chinese-flight-attendants/)
A book on their heads, and paper between their knees

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While being a flight attendant can be demanding pretty much anywhere, the etiquette training Chinese flight attendants are subjected to at flight attendant college (yes, this is a thing) is certainly unique. As the photographs illustrate, prospective flight attendants practice tasks such as balancing bottles on their heads while holding a sheet of paper between their knees for three minutes at a time. Photos also show them practicing kneeling and smiling.

Physical appearance is tremendously important, and flight attendants with certain Chinese airlines must comply with weight regulations as low as 50 kilograms (or 110 lbs) for vague reasons of “flight safety”.

Strict etiquette training for flight attendants has been around for a while in China. Here’s an image that went viral last year:

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These women at the Beijing Vocational Training Institute in 2011 are seen balancing books on their heads while holding a sheet of paper between their knees.:

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These flight attendants represented the PLA air force for the 2011 National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference:

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To those passengers who insist that their flight attendants attend college and learn how to properly kneel in a pleasing fashion, Chinese airlines are still keen on welcoming your business.

GeneChing

03-08-2016, 12:30 PM

This thread rocks. :cool:

The kung fu cabin crew! Flight attendants perform martial arts on a 6,560ft mountain ledge as part of their aviation school 'bravery training' (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3482019/The-kung-fu-cabin-crew-Flight-attendants-perform-martial-arts-6-560ft-mountain-ledge-aviation-school-bravery-training.html?ITO=applenews)

The young women followed the instructions of a Taoist kung fu master
'Bravery training' was organised on the peaks of China's Laojun Mountain
Feat was part of a promotion for their company and for the local landscape

By GEORGIA DIEBELIUS FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 07:48 EST, 8 March 2016 | UPDATED: 08:06 EST, 8 March 2016

Stunning and bizarre photos from China have revealed the latest training and promotional techniques of aviation schools as a group of flight attendants performed martial arts on a mountain top.
Dressed in formal blue uniforms and only missing their high heels, the young women followed the instructions of a Taoist kung fu master as they sought to toughen their resolve.
The 'bravery training' was organised more than 6,560 feet above sea level, on the peaks of China's famous Laojun Mountain, located in the city of Luoyang, in central Henan Province.

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Three young women followed the instructions of a Taoist kung fu master as they sought to toughen up

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'Bravery training' was organised more than 6,560ft above sea level, on the peaks of China's Laojun Mountain

The cabin crew members were guided by a Taoist priest, dressed in black, who demonstrated poses and techniques of martial arts.

The three models and flight attendants tiptoed their way across the mountaintop for the stunning photoshoot.
And the barefooted hostesses seemed to enjoy the feat on the mountaintop, which was part of a promotion for the aviation school and for the local landscape.

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The pictures are actually being used to promote the local scenery, surrounded by soaring clouds and greenery

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The barefooted hostesses seemed to enjoy the feat on the mountaintop, which was part of a promotion for their company and for the local landscape

The pictures are actually being used to promote the local scenery, surrounded by soaring clouds and greenery, and will also encourage would-be stewardesses during the pursuit of their dream job in the air.
The famous Laojun Mountain range forms part of a region that known as the Three Parallel Rivers – a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2003.
It is a biodiversity hotspot and one of the few remaining places where the endangered Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) can still be found.

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Cabin crew members were guided by a Taoist priest, dressed in black, who demonstrated poses and techniques of martial arts

GeneChing

04-07-2016, 09:45 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSwSsfS2ui4

This vid is a year old but it comes via a more recent article that is copy&paste protected - see Vietnam's Bikini Airline Set To Create Country's First Female Billionaire (http://www.elitereaders.com/vietnams-bikini-airlines-set-create-countrys-first-female-billionaire/).

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GeneChing

04-12-2016, 10:55 AM

China Plus News (https://www.facebook.com/chinaplusnews/posts/671045073036206)
April 9 at 10:55pm ·
"Girls need Kungfu to protect ourselves!"
Hundreds of female aspiring flight attendants are learning self-defense skills with Wing Chun Kungfu Masters in Sichuan.
The participants, most of whom are millennials, said they want to be able to defend themselves if confronted with attackers.
The move comes after a young woman was attacked and nearly abducted by a male stranger in the hallway of a Yitel hotel in Beijing last Sunday. A hotel staff was present at the scene but failed to stop the attacker.
The victim was later saved by another guest who stepped in and forced the man to retreat.
The young victim then uploaded the surveillance footage on her Weibo account, sparking public outrage regarding the incident.
Many young women in China have chosen to take up self defense in the wake of the event.

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So are halter tops and daisy dukes official female Wing Chun uniforms? ;)

GeneChing

03-07-2017, 09:56 AM

It's Sambo, not Kung Fu. But still...

Russian low-cost airline will teach employees self-defense (http://rbth.com/news/2017/03/07/russian-low-cost-airline-will-teach-employees-self-defense_715451)
March 7, 2017 RBTH
The airlines said it needs to protect employees against increasingly aggressive passengers, and self-defense training is the most effective and inexpensive method.

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Flight attendants of a Pobeda Airlines aircraft

Pobeda Airlines has hired an expert to teach employees the martial arts of sambo and judo. Source: Sergey Pivovarov/RIA Novosti
Russian budget airline, Pobeda (Victory), has hired an expert to teach employees the martial arts of sambo and judo, said Andrey Kalmykov, the budget airline’s general director, RBK Daily reports.

Earlier, the company announced it was planning to hire private security guards to protect employees against aggressive passengers, which would result in a hike in the price of tickets.

“We found a cheaper way to do it, and we’re going to teach our staff the martial arts of sambo and judo, and therefore, we won’t need to raise ticket prices,” he said.

He pointed out that hiring a private security firm to protect workers at airport counters and inside planes would increase ticket prices by two percent. Therefore, the airline decided not to go ahead with this idea, which was originally announced in mid February, Kalmykov added.

Pobeda decided to strengthen security measures after a Feb. 10 incident at Vnukovo airport, when a passenger who missed his flight attacked the local company manager. The client, according to the airlines, demanded a ticket refund, but when he was refused he spat in the face of the airline employee and hit him on the head several times.

After the incident, Vasily Shestakov of the International Sambo Federation (FIAS) offered to train the staff of all airlines in sambo, which is more convenient than other types of martial arts due to the cabin’s limited space, Shestakov said.

GeneChing

08-31-2017, 01:08 PM

Hi Mr. Chan (Hong Kong Airlines — Traveling with Jackie Chan )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF4qXEf5xG4

GeneChing

08-31-2017, 01:08 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu0IbbHIwZ8

GeneChing

12-26-2017, 08:48 AM

More on VietJet. (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?60046-Kung-Fu-Stewardesses&p=1292580#post1292580)

Has anyone here every flown VietJet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1zvMTJGrd8

SPJ

12-28-2017, 08:49 AM

Use a stun gun or taser

With a group tactic

3 against 1 etc

Wow beauties showing skins

no can defend.

:cool:

GeneChing

02-05-2018, 02:48 PM

More on VietJet - does it need its own indie thread now? Perhaps...

2 days ago
Airline sparks outrage after scantily-clad models put on show (http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/02/03/airline-sparks-outrage-after-scantily-clad-models-put-on-show.html)
By Kathleen Joyce | Fox News

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Models dressed in scantily-clad clothing put on an in-flight performance for Vietnam's under-23 soccer team Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. (Vietjet)

A low-budget Vietnamese airline was fined Tuesday by aviation officials after scantily-clad models put on a sexy show for the country’s under-23 soccer team.

Last Sunday, the team was returning from China after losing to Uzbekistan in the Asian Cup but was celebrated with an in-flight lingerie show on a Vietjet Air plane, Reuters reported.

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The low-budget airline was fined Tuesday after an in-flight lingerie show. (Airbus)

Pictures of the players with the models went viral online, drawing widespread scrutiny from social media users.

“Who let these escaped chimpanzees on the plane welcome home the under-23 team?” somebody wrote on Facebook.

The Vietnamese airline has been in hot water before for making flight attendants wear sexy clothing during a flight, and for risqué advertising.

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Vietjet has come under scrutiny previously for risque advertisement and making flight attendants wear bikinis. (Vietjet)

The airline’s president Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, who is also the country's first female billionaire, apologized in a statement on the company’s Facebook page and wrote that the show was unplanned.

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Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, the president of VietJet, apologized for the performance. (Reuters)

“This was an improvised performance by the logistics team that was not part of the company’s program,” Thao wrote.

However, Lai Thanh, one of the show’s models, told Reuters Vietjet representatives told her to “grab a photo with the players.”

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam fined the airline $1,761 and Vietjet’s “chief stewardess” $175 for the performance, Reuters reported.

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The airline was fined after scantily-clad models put on a show for Vietnam's under-23 soccer team. (Viejet)

“Despite the fact the Vietjet event didn’t jeopardize the safety of the flight, it could still have posed a safety risk,” the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said in a statement.

The New York Post reported social media users asking if the show “perked up the guys.”

“If it did, then the work the girls put into getting all dolled up was worth it for them,” a person wrote.

GeneChing

07-29-2021, 09:34 AM

...but relevant.

Flight attendants train in self-defense amid spike in unruly passengers (https://www.wsmv.com/news/us_world_news/flight-attendants-train-in-self-defense-amid-spike-in-unruly-passengers/article_262a7287-d4d3-507f-95f7-80aa0899c8e5.html?fbclid=IwAR3LW6MD-NNDPaocNZpBhZMoU9D9NGQsZBF5r4LpYr-1e1HGe0SwgAA6xLg)
BY GREGORY WALLACE AND PETE MUNTEAN, CNN
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(CNN) -- "Help!" yelled a flight attendant as she grabbed a knife-wielding man and wrestled to pin the knife against her hip. "I need help!"

Then the struggle stopped. "Alright, let's do it again," the instructor said. "Reset!"

The knife was made of rubber. The man was a fellow flight attendant. They struggled not in a life-or-death brawl inside a cramped airplane cabin, but instead practiced at a padded gymnasium with their federal air marshal instructors.

The eight flight attendants in this Miami-area class were among hundreds the Transportation Security Administration plans to train this summer and fall in self-defense skills. It is restarting the half-day course first developed in 2004 that was recently put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Flight attendants train at a gym in Florida.
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The skills include how to strike, stomp and subdue a violent attacker -- a scenario these flight attendants said they hope to never encounter.

Amid the return to air travel this year, the number of unruly and violent passengers is spiking. More than 100 incidents were reported to the Federal Aviation Administration in the last week -- for a total of more than 3,600 so far this year.

Flight attendants are taught a set of de-escalation techniques to handle difficult passengers -- the ones who won't stow a tray table or who insist an oversize suitcase fit in the bin last time.

But they say the defiance and violence that accompanies this return to travel is testing those skills.

"You get on a plane full of people and some of them are not very happy and you just never know what's going to happen," said Carrie, a flight attendant who took the class as she returns to work after a pandemic-related leave of absence.

"It's just more imperative that we take care of ourselves and take care of our passengers because people are anxious, and they're upset, and they're frustrated, and sometimes that comes out inappropriately," she said. (Carrie asked CNN not publish her last name because she was not authorized by her airline to speak publicly.)

Learning last-resort tactics

Instructors taught a range of skills, from a defensive stance to blows that can be delivered on a would-be hijacker desperate to commandeer the plane.

One instructor used a mannequin to demonstrate a last-resort method of going at an attacker's eyes.

"You are going to possibly die. You need to defend yourself at all costs," he said. (CNN agreed to not identify the instructors because they are active-duty federal air marshals whose work on aircraft is done undercover.)

Most encounters will never rise to that level. But Federal Aviation Administration summaries of more than 40 onboard incidents in recent months show the brazen dissent flight attendants are tasked with addressing.

In one instance, the FAA said a passenger "tried to open the cockpit door, repeatedly refused to comply with crew members' instructions, and physically assaulted a flight attendant by striking him in the face and pushing him to the floor." After crewmembers restrained the passenger in plastic handcuffs, he "freed himself from one of the handcuffs and struck the flight attendant in the face a second time." The passenger was not named in the report.

In another instance, the union representing Southwest Airlines flight attendants said a passenger's punch knocked out two of a flight attendant's teeth.

About three-quarters of the incidents reported involve passengers violating or repeatedly defying the federal requirement to wear a face mask when onboard a plane. Another common theme is alcohol -- so much so that many airlines have withheld alcohol service on flights.

'I don't ever want to use any of this'

Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants, said a small set of passengers are "treating flight attendants as punching bags, and they're doing that verbally and physically."

"We are finding that our jobs are harder than ever," Nelson said. "Conflict is rising very quickly. When we can't get to that and diffuse that because we have so much going on ... problems can become big very quickly."

Back at the training, Donna O'Neil was practicing an elbow strike that she could use if a violent passenger charges her in the aisle or galley from behind. She has 47 years of experience and said she is "pretty good at calming things down."

"I don't ever want to use any of this," O'Neil said after the training. "But if I had to, I certainly feel much more confident."

An air marshal supervisor, Noel Curtin, walked in to watch some of the training, and said he hopes crew members walk away with that type of confidence.

"We're not omnipresent, so it's important to have crew members able to deal with individual incidents on the aircraft," Curtin said later in his office.

"There's no backup at 30,000 feet."

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