AmberSky Training Academy

Professional development for onboard retail excellence.

About the Academy

GIRA’s platform for onboard retail performance.

The AmberSky Training Academy is GIRA’s professional development platform dedicated to improving onboard retail performance, customer engagement, and cabin crew excellence.

The Academy combines practical sales training, retail psychology, product understanding, communication techniques, and industry best practices — helping airlines maximise onboard retail results while enhancing the passenger experience.

What We Teach

Five disciplines that move the trolley.

01

Practical sales training

Hands-on techniques for the trolley and the aisle — approach, offer, and close, tuned to the realities of the cabin.

02

Retail psychology

Understanding passenger motivation, timing, and decision-making to turn a quiet flight into a selling opportunity.

03

Product understanding

Deep familiarity with the onboard assortment so crew can recommend with confidence and credibility.

04

Communication techniques

Reading the passenger, handling objections, and building rapport across languages and cultures.

05

Industry best practices

Proven procedures, incentive models, and benchmarks drawn from top-performing airlines worldwide.

photo · crew in training session

Why It Matters

Well-trained crew are the front line of inflight retail.

Cabin crew play a critical role in inflight retail performance. The Academy helps airlines build a stronger, more professional onboard retail environment — and the results follow.

Stronger passenger engagement

Higher conversion rates

Increased ancillary revenue

A more professional retail environment

AmberSky Awards & Recognition

Celebrating excellence in onboard retail.

Recognising top-performing crew members and brands across the industry.

Excellence in onboard sales

Recognising the crew members who consistently deliver outstanding inflight retail results.

Customer interaction

Honouring the service and rapport that turn a sale into a memorable passenger experience.

Inflight retail innovation

Celebrating brands and teams advancing how onboard retail is delivered across the industry.

photo · AmberSky Awards gala

Join GIRA

Help shape the standards of inflight retail.

Airlines, suppliers, and service providers join a neutral platform for benchmarking, data, advocacy, innovation, and supplier-airline matchmaking.