Originally Posted by
LeftWing
That's not true. Either you haven't flown much overseas or you're not paying attention.
Well let's see. Given that I fly JFK 767 Int'l, I can assure you I go overseas plenty. Paying attention? Last time in BCN I watched countless Iberia, Vueling, Click, etc crews getting in and out of the terminal elevators sans hats. Same with Alitalia crews in FCO... ditto the KLM crews who stayed in our hotel in BCN.
Same deal in Caracas, and a bunch of places in S America.
So I maintain that the hat is outdated and disappearing from most uniforms worldwide - for good reason. It does nothing for the uniform except makes it look too Nazi-ish.