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Can a new airline (name unknown to me) train flight attendants and after 3 weeks of training tell the trainees that they won't have a fleet of planes for 6 months and they would have to wait with no pay? I was with a group friends and a new person to the group said that had happened to her. I never heard of such a thing

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Cindy

If the airline is a new start up, yes it could happen. Especially if they are still in the formation and approval stages with the DOT and FAA. There are often lengthy delays involved in getting an upstart airline off the ground. It could also end up that the airline may not get approved to fly even after all the effort and money invested. I hope your friend has another job lined up in the mean time.

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