Two stripes?

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Ansett went bankrupt back in 2002.

http://www.airchive.com/airline pics/MOJAVE2005/ANSETT-767-200.jpg

Point made.

 

[Sparse]

Interesting trivia ...

If you ever look into the cockpit of a 767 and see a Flight Engineers panel you'll know its ex Air New Zealand.

When Boeing designed the 767 they did so without an FE panel. When ANZ wanted to buy 767's the union said I don't think so, what about our FEs?

The compromise was that ANZ were able to buy 767s provided Boeing retrofit a FE's panel into them. Now thats the power of a union!

Sometimes those kiwis aren't so stupid

Delta airlines was one of the launch customers for the 767-200. During the design process, the FAA had not given into certification without an FE. That is why the 767-200 cockpit is so much larger than the -300. When the FAA approved the plan without an FE, Dave Garrett, Chairman of Delta, had already committed to operate the 767 with three crew members. Pay rates etc had already been agreed to with ALPA. Dave Garrett, an man of his word, an airline executive that could actually be respected, told ALPA he would stand by his committment. ALPA actually convinced Mr. Garrett that Delta would not be competetive with the third man and the aircraft was deployed with two pilots.