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Originally Posted by Joe Smith (Post 817183)

I thought most airlines require short sleeves when the jacket is off ... ?

Most allow long sleeve shirts at your discretion...it can get cold in the cockpit, especially if the CA is a huge pile of blubber and likes to crank the AC.

Saw a CRJ captain the other day walking through the terminal in PHL with a short sleeve uniform shirt, a three inch tattoo on his forearm in plain sight, and a larger one on his bicep just showing a little.

He didn't seem too concerned about covering it up.

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Originally Posted by el jefe (Post 817744)

All airlines have rules against it...maybe he's fed up and didn't care if he gets fired. Or maybe his chief pilot doesn't care...but you don't get to pick your CP, and most do care.

Many people have tats from a previous life and learn to navigate social obstacles. But if you have a future concern about your new tattoo causing you problems…why do it?

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Originally Posted by jgdeleon09 (Post 720320)

Hey guys, well I just wanted to ask you guys who been in it for a long time in the career, I'm finishing right now CFI and hopefully soon would like to work my self up to a regional and then major of course, but my question is this, I've been in the military now for a long time and for like 8 years now I wanted to get a tattoo, (military tat) but one of the reasons I haven't is cause of my future. Do the airlines really care about this? cuz honestly if they don't I'm getting it done like next week, other wise I will hold on. I know that the military does care about this, so that's why I'm asking.

Thanks

The airlines vary, but many tend to look at tatoos and similar personal adornment from the viewpoint of their most conservative passengers. If a significant proportion of the pax would find them offensive, unsettling, or inappropriate, tats will probably stand in your way.

As another poster mentioned, long sleeve shirts covering arm tats were necessary to keep the company happy. If you've just gotta have a tattoo, somewhere out of view when in uniform would be the best bet. The bottom line is, you need to make yourself more attractive to the airline than the other folks in the hiring queue.

I know of a Corporate Captain and he has a tattoo visible and I have never seen him in a full sleeve.

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Originally Posted by MoonFallsDown (Post 819874)

I know of a Corporate Captain and he has a tattoo visible and I have never seen him in a full sleeve.

Really? Tatoos are not allowed in Europe do not know about US, one must remove it if for the major airlines. Melu

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Originally Posted by MoonFallsDown (Post 819874)

I know of a Corporate Captain and he has a tattoo visible and I have never seen him in a full sleeve.

Corporate/part 91 it all depends on who you work for...if the boss is rocker or holly-weirdo it might be just fine.

But anyone who does charters will never know who the next customer is going to be...

I got my face tattoed like Mike Tyson did......then I was given the option to remove the tattoo or resign from the airline.

Worst decision of my life, I now work in a warehouse operating a fork lift.

I have had depressing thoughts wondering if my tattoo will look cool when I am an old grand pa.