Originally Posted by
Hacker15e
At the regional airline I worked at, I was given the wings unceremoniously by my the examiner after my LOE simulator session at the very end of training.
At the major I work at, I was given them after only a few weeks of non-flying indoctrination training (basically still at the beginning of training -- I hadn't even see the inside of a simulator yet) in a fancy-ish formal ceremony that family/friends are invited to attend.
Good for you Hacker! I didn't know you had left our shop! Sadly though, your story just reinforces the Dickensesque "Tale of Two Cities" reality that exists in the industry for doing the same damn job. Glad you made it out.