Qantas’ New Pilot Uniforms: Stylish Or Ridiculous?

By: Ben Schlappig

Published: April 29, 2016

47 comments

Qantas is known for generally being a pretty stylish airline, at least in recent years. The airline just shared their new pilot uniforms on their Facebook page, and they’re… different. Here are a couple of the pictures:

Qantas-Pilot-Uniforms-1

Qantas-Pilot-Uniforms-2

Qantas-Pilot-Uniforms-3

Now, the first thing I noticed is that the people don’t look like most of the pilots I have, especially the twins up front. I know airlines sometimes use models for promotional purposes, but that seems a bit odd for showcasing new pilot uniforms.

I know these are what really old school pilot uniforms looked like, but nowadays they’re more like sailor uniforms.

So, what do you guys think of Qantas’ new pilot uniforms — are they stylish, ridiculous, or a bit of both?

More discussion »

Support OMAAT

Conversations (47)

The comments on this page have not been provided, reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any advertiser, and it is not an advertiser's responsibility to ensure posts and/or questions are answered.

Comment as a member

Membership is free and takes no more information than commenting as a guest. Earn status points for good contributions, and see fewer ads as your status grows.

Loading comments…

Recent Comments

The latest from the OMAAT community.

RobertB Guest

May 3, 2016, 3:22 pm

I think they look quite sharp. No more shoulder stripes. Much cleaner look.

‼ 0

Arcanum Gold

May 3, 2016, 2:03 pm

Am I missing something? What's the big deal? It's a dark suit with a white hat. How would it be either stylish or ridiculous?

‼ 0

Kevin Guest

May 3, 2016, 7:10 am

That dude in the center of the second photo - THAT should be the new Qantas uniform, it's even red with the logo!

‼ 0

Kieran Guest

May 2, 2016, 8:27 am

The new cap badge isn't as professional looking as the old one, it makes them look like promotional models rather than pilots. That's something amplified by the white cap. The only good thing I think is that you can have a gender specific cut of suit now. But as others have said, what the pilots are wearing is of little importance to the customers really.

‼ 0

Utah saints Guest

May 2, 2016, 6:48 am

These pilots will be so preoccupied with their new threads they wont notice that loading door has just blown out over the atlantic while all four jets are pissing flue like there's no tomorrow. Anyway!

‼ 0