Originally Posted by
ABK MAN
I work on the ramp, loading and un-loading purple planes at night. I see a nice spread of ages among the pilots. I even remember talking to -10 FE one night while he was getting things ready up-front. He was indeed an older gentleman, and said that he used to fly in the left seat; yet now because he was over 60, he was on the panel. I don't remember looking at his stripes, so my question is this: is he still a Captain or do they take away his stripe? Does he now go from Captain pay back to wide-body FE pay? I had respect for this man, yet it must be strange to one day be the leader of the ship, and the next day being the guy in the back.
Thanks
At UPS, the over 60 ex-Capts wear 3 stripes on the shoulder boards but are allowed to wear their Capt's wings on their shirt and hat without the braids. The wings represent the level they achieved and earned throughout their years of service and the stripes represent their current position.