Why do aircrew look so scruffy?
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I am currently doing some consultancy work at Gatwick so on a daily basis I am seeing a lot of flight deck crew wandering around.
What has surprised is how overweight and scruffy a number of them look. As a child of the 60’s I remember aircrew in the late 60’s and 70’s looking very dashing and smart. Kids used to ask for their autographs and pics to be taken with them and young ladies would aspire to date or marry one.
The ones I saw today had ill-fitting and very cheap looking uniforms and none of the flight crew had the demeanour of someone working in what I thought used to be a glamorous job as a pilot.
Where did it all go wrong?
What has surprised is how overweight and scruffy a number of them look. As a child of the 60’s I remember aircrew in the late 60’s and 70’s looking very dashing and smart. Kids used to ask for their autographs and pics to be taken with them and young ladies would aspire to date or marry one.
The ones I saw today had ill-fitting and very cheap looking uniforms and none of the flight crew had the demeanour of someone working in what I thought used to be a glamorous job as a pilot.
Where did it all go wrong?
Eric Mc said:
Are you implying flight crew should be recruited for their looks rather than their skills?
Absolutely not Eric. I have the highest respect for flight crew otherwise I would not put my families wellbeing in their hands.It was purely that a number I have seen lately looked a little beaten down, their uniforms a little cheap and in need of a dry clean and not carrying themselves in a way I used to remember, maybe its rose tinted specs coming into play here.
On the flip side an Emirates crew I saw this morning looked very smart and well turned out, plus they looked happy
Shakermaker said:
Are the people you see definitely flight crew, or are they ground staff working for the airline, via a handling company no doubt, who just wear a similar uniform?
But other than that - some airlines still mandate exactly how the crew should look a lot more than others, what is an acceptable hairstyle, lipstick colour, how long your beard can be.
Some make the staff pay for their uniform as well, and some do not.
I am definitely talking about flight crew as they tend to have the hats and the stripes on their cuffs. But other than that - some airlines still mandate exactly how the crew should look a lot more than others, what is an acceptable hairstyle, lipstick colour, how long your beard can be.
Some make the staff pay for their uniform as well, and some do not.
Talking of which what rank are you if you have two stripes, three stripes or four stripes on your cuffs and is there a massive difference in pay scale? Sorry just be nosey as some I have seen don’t look much older than my 17 year old
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