Virgin America new modern pilot uniforms

[Ralph Cramden]

And if I showed up for work with no wings, no tie, shirt unbuttoned, nobody would mistake me for a pilot either, epaulets or no epaulets. Your new uniform is barely business casual, much less professional. "Looks good on *you* though..."

The wings weren't on the model, but they are there. No tie has been sop for us since day one. It took a bit to get used to, but it is gets good reviews from the pax. Must be a west coast thing. The new stripes aren't as in your face as the current ones, but much more visible than the collar pins we had in the beginning.

I still say it is much closer to a "real" pilot uni than the black waiter shirt, and hopefully cooler (thermally if not style) as well. So since the puppet masters here will never allow a white shirt with skinny black tie, it is the best we get for now.

I would love to parade around looking like an emperor or the love boat captain, but not even you get to do that.

 

[pilotpm]

Your "25 years of operating transport category aircraft..." looks very low class, cheap and cheesy in your current and future "uniforms".

And ring around the white collar and a cheap clip-on, stained tie isn't "low class"? Whatever.

 

[NEDude]

Give it a rest on the tie already. I have no desire to wear a tie. What I wear has nothing to do with my professionalism. My professionalism comes from my 25 years of operating transport category aircraft safely and efficiently. I don't care for this uniform but whatever, I didn't care for wearing white shirts and ties either.

Your own professionalism may come from your own experience. But your appearance has a lot to do with how others treat you. If you wanted to be treated as a professional, you need to both act and look professional. I like working for VX, but this uniform is a complete joke and is not the least bit professional.

 

[xjhawk]

thats not the FA, those are the male and female pilot uniforms........

 

[Draginass]

That looks exactly like a uniform that Armored Truck Drivers wear.

I think management's thoughts are to make you feel like a truck driver instead of a pilot, so you keep working for truck driver wages.

 

[XJAVRO]

Your own professionalism may come from your own experience. But your appearance has a lot to do with how others treat you. If you wanted to be treated as a professional, you need to both act and look professional. I like working for VX, but this uniform is a complete joke and is not the least bit professional.

Personally I like the uniforms here. The no tie, and no hat is great. It seems the traveling public loves our uniforms. They have style. Come on you guys really think a short sleve shirt with a tie is professional? Maybe if you work for the FAA! Short sleve shirts with ties are just wrong!! Ha and jet blue guys talking trash about our uniforms! Now that's funny!

 

[Blue Dude]

Ha and jet blue guys talking trash about our uniforms! Now that's funny!

Heh. That alone ought to be a wakeup call, when the pilots with the second worst uniforms in the industry run down the worst-dressed pilots "improved" look. We know suck when we see it.

 

[hyflyin]

Your own professionalism may come from your own experience. But your appearance has a lot to do with how others treat you. If you wanted to be treated as a professional, you need to both act and look professional. I like working for VX, but this uniform is a complete joke and is not the least bit professional.

A perfect summation NE. Absolute joke!

 

[XJAVRO]

Heh. That alone ought to be a wakeup call, when the pilots with the second worst uniforms in the industry run down the worst-dressed pilots "improved" look. We know suck when we see it.

Worst dressed according to who? Other pilots? Yeah because we all know pilots are great with fashion. Have you seen how pilots dress? You would think most are blind, or.got dressed in the dark.

 

[SBD]

Ahh, JB and VX pilots debating uniforms. I'm a JB guy and think our uniforms are not cool at all, but for both groups to be debating their sides is like being a judge at the floor exercise at the Special Olympics. Come on, who's really the winner?

 

[inline]

Personally I like the uniforms here. The no tie, and no hat is great. It seems the traveling public loves our uniforms. They have style. Come on you guys really think a short sleve shirt with a tie is professional? Maybe if you work for the FAA! Short sleve shirts with ties are just wrong!! Ha and jet blue guys talking trash about our uniforms! Now that's funny!

Show me the law that says you can't wear long sleeve shirts.

 

[fam62c]

I guess I'm a traditionalist, I think that airline pilots should look like...........well, airline pilots. I don't have to wear it so it doesn't concern me I guess.

 

[CA1900]

I like working for VX, but this uniform is a complete joke and is not the least bit professional.

Hey, it could be worse...

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9035/mans20pilot20costume20l.jpg

 

[NEDude]

Hey, it could be worse...

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9035/mans20pilot20costume20l.jpg

Oh it could most definitely be worse, the original idea was a red jump suit. Not joking either.

 

[joepilot29]

Sure buddy. And I bet you wouldn't work for UPS either because of their brown uniform, right?

I would gladly wear the brown uniform! Be home every night, make a good pay check, get to drive a big brown truck, and no passengers involved! Sounds like a winner to me!

 

[B52GUNNER]

There was an article in USA Today a few days ago about some of the items being available for sale to the public at Banana Republic, or Aeropostal. I can't remember what store.

 

[AAbyDefault]

Wow, for a moment I thought that was one of the Village People!

 

[metroplex]

Company pays.... Have you seen a 300 pounder look good in any uniform? Better than wearing white with yellow armpits...

 

[blackbox]

Show me the law that says you can't wear long sleeve shirts.

Its not law, but Corporate America would agree that it isn't professional. Only ones who wear ties with short sleeve shirts are pilots and the "geek squad" at best buy.

I would gladly wear the brown uniform! Be home every night, make a good pay check, get to drive a big brown truck, and no passengers involved! Sounds like a winner to me!

I agree with you, but the original person I was replying to said he would rather be in the unemployment line than have to wear the VX uniform. I was just calling his bs.

 

[NEDude]

FYI- on the unofficial VX pilot message board there is a survey of the new uniforms. About 20% of the total pilot group has responded thus far. So far 74.5% of respondents call the new uniform either "Embarrassing" or "Disappointing". 14% either love it or consider it an improvement. 11.5% are indifferent. 20% of the pilot group is a fairly large sample, but because the respondents are not randomly chosen it cannot be considered an accurate poll. But to have nearly 3/4s of the respondents have significant dislike for it is pretty telling.