Originally Posted by shiftwork

"Team member" not crew, not Capt... just a team member. Complete erosion of Captains authority: that's how I see it.

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Say what you will but I think this is the sharpest uniform of all the major airlines.

Originally Posted by LittleBoyBlew

Who are you.....Stevie Wonder??

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

No....just a 9 to 5r that likes to follow what's happening at the major airlines. Jaunted and Gadling seem to like them, and it seems like industry experts say it may be the new trend at all the majors.

Originally Posted by waterboy

I don't get why there is 5 pages of bashing about the new uniform. There are definitely uglier ones out there. UPS and ABX (they are the ones with the gray pants and black/red/silver epaulets, right?) come to mind.

Everyone says the uniform lacks professionals, yet everyone one here is calling the uniform gay and other homophobic references. pretty much anything short of calling someone who wears it a F@ggot. I think professionalism is more based on how you wear the uniform, than the uniform itself. Iron your shirt, wear clean, creased pants, shine your shoes once in a while and you'll look professional, however a good number of pilots can't even accomplish that as you look around America's airports. Have a Korean Airlines or Emirates in-flight crew put on a current Delta or United's FA uniform, and they will make it look 10 times better. Because its about HOW you wear it.

Originally Posted by Skyone

All joking aside......What is important in the pilot uniform, as stated, is not only safety and security, but also recognition. When the gray evening rejected takeoff and evacuation happens at JFK, the rescue/fire personnel will need to identify the captain. Think of Sully in the Hudson. He was immediately recognizable by not only the pax but also the rescue personnel. Security....who's the Captain? Eventually there may be some international destinations. Those in charge are looking for someone that they traditionally see that has the look of a "captain". That is one reason most international carriers still wear the hat. Many issues involved with regard to outside agencies.

Went through this issue at EOS Airlines. Something somewhat similar. Long story short....we had a pilot at a snowbound airport mistaken for the Greyhound (or whatever) bus driver that was going to take the pax to JFK. Took a while to unravel, that he was NOT in fact the "savior" of the stranded pax.

It's not about ego, or I wanna look like a "real" pilot. It's about the expectations of pax, and outside agencies having a visual cue about who is "da boss". Obviously, decisions made by people that have ZERO clue about operational issues.

Originally Posted by Fins Up

Absolutely. Iron you're gay shirt before you go to work.