Air Canada pilots may now sport beards up to 1.25 cm, thanks to a new study that proves there is ZERO interference with O2 masks. They join fellow N.A. airlines WestJet and Hawaiian, in permitting facial hair in the cockpit.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...ards-1.4825104

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canad...rds/ar-BBNlz0A

Now it’s waiting for the FAA....it’s a stupid rule and always has been.

Have worn a beard for years now, and i have colleagues who have worn one pretty much all their working life. There was never a restriction from the regulator about it, just a warning that one should take into account slightly elevated O2 usage in case it is needed. But that has been in europe, no idea about regulators elsewhere.

Now, airlines might have some rules what kind of beards are allowed, most that i know do not allow stubble, but that is more an aesthetic thing than anything else.

Wow! Stop the presses!

1.25 cm IS stubble.

The Deltoids are going to look very Titanic

We double-breasted van admirals are prone to “beard creep”.

Half an inch is stubble? Guess we have a different definition over here in europe

Depends on if you are talking mustache or beard.

And yeah, the Yank really does understand metric.

FAA doesn’t care. Many part 121 and 129 operators have beards. Just a ‘legacy airline’ bias.

[emoji848] and I thought I was supposed to surrender my unconscious biases...


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