AA/US Uniform
08-31-2014 | 03:01 PM
#131
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From: MD-11 FO
Does this include making announcements in the gate area telling them how great we were as fighter pilots and that our co-pilot, even though he's just a civilian, will be well supervised?
08-31-2014 | 03:34 PM
#132
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From: B-717 FO / C-17 AC
Haha well to be fair those oddballs exist at every airline. It is our job as FOs to not let them get away with foolish behavior. I'm not a fan of CAs making PA's at the gate because I believe in the mystery theory. Pax revere pilots because we are not easily accessible, were behind a cockpit door, and there's a level of "unknown." When we make announcements at the gate we diminish that a bit. You will never see a Cathay or Singapore pilot do it precisely for the image that passengers expect when they fly on a premium carrier. We as pilots should remember that type of image that passengers love to fantasize about. With that being said, one on one engagement with pax is a huge deal, and a great thing. It really can improve their experience.
08-31-2014 | 04:30 PM
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When I shared a crash pad years ago my piedmont buddy looked just like mainline USAir. I would think that all USAir express carriers have the same uniform as mainline, minus of course the emblems.
I always like the thick gray "Mexican General" AA stripes... Girth baby! ;-))
Anyway, I've heard several different rumors but charcoal gray is the one I've heard the most. Red stripes??? Shoot me now!
08-31-2014 | 05:11 PM
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From: Airbus button pusher
08-31-2014 | 07:36 PM
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I'm not a fan of CAs making PA's at the gate because I believe in the mystery theory. Pax revere pilots because we are not easily accessible, were behind a cockpit door, and there's a level of "unknown." When we make announcements at the gate we diminish that a bit. You will never see a Cathay or Singapore pilot do it precisely for the image that passengers expect when they fly on a premium carrier. We as pilots should remember that type of image that passengers love to fantasize about. With that being said, one on one engagement with pax is a huge deal, and a great thing. It really can improve their experience.
08-31-2014 | 08:05 PM
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08-31-2014 | 09:57 PM
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From: Airbus button pusher
Aren't you a new guy at Delta? You do realize that management expects pilot engagement with the passengers, don't you. Captains are specifically required to make gate house PAs and/or PAs from the front of the cabin and to introduce themselves to each passenger in BE. All pilots are to engage passengers when the opportunity exists and to help all passengers, by answering questions, helping them find their way in the terminals, retrieving strollers, pushing wheelchairs and giving cockpit tours.
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