Born in 1953 in Bloomington, Minnesota, Tim Kirkwood began his travel career with a sales position that led him to the southeastern United States and eventually to California. He began his flight attendant career in San Francisco when TWA hired him in 1976. He has been based in Kansas City, Boston, New York City and Miami. He has survived deregulation, labor
disputes, takeovers.
industr y cutbacks, and corporate
The flexible scheduling of his flight attendant career has al- lowed Tim to pursue many other vocations, including disk jockey, tour director, bartender, and author.
The frequent use of his flight at- tendant travel benefits has given him the opportunity to excel as a professional photographer in both standard and stereo (3–D) formats. Tim has also been involved in many volunteer activities for char- ity. Tim frequently conducts semi- nars on how to become a flight attendant.
Tim is Executive Director for Women in Corporate Aviation (www.wca-intl.org)- a non-profit organization of mentoring, networking and scholarships for men and women in corporate aviation.
Tim is also partner in AviaNation.com- an on-line aviation employment board, with aviation jobs in all job catagories, worldwide.
Tim currently lives in south Florida.
Visit Tim's website at www.crew4jets.com.