Originally Posted by
sonnycrockett
EXACTLY!
You look at the first airline uniforms and take the latest versions of today's airline uniforms--draw a line and see the slight progression?
Retro would be a grand slam....aka Pan Am. I nod to our elders who made this a great career.
As far as "Thick Stripes" vs "Thin Stripes". aka not looking like a Regional pilot (from what a ALPA REP told me)
...ever heard of TWA, PAN AM, NWA, EAL, Braniff, National....I could go on? All of home had thick stripes!
Agreed - and somehow everything is being evaluated except the emasculating of the uniform.
On who's order is this ?? United management - or the nameless members of the ALPA uniform committee ??