•Since 2004, any flight attendant who works on an aircraft with more than 20 seats must hold a Certificate of Demonstrated Proficiency issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Flight attendants earn this certificate after completing an FAA-approved training program, typically offered by the airline that hires them.•Flight attendant certification programs focus on fire prevention and control, the use of emergency equipment, aircraft evacuation and escape, and survival skills for different kinds of crash scenarios.