Why You’ll Never Find United’s Retired Uniforms On eBay—And The Airline Rule Behind It - View From the Wing

Why You’ll Never Find United’s Retired Uniforms On eBay—And The Airline Rule Behind It - View from the Wing

United’s brand-new Brooks Brothers uniforms hit airport concourses on Wednesday. Thousands of navy blazers, suiting pieces, and pilot epaulettes just became obsolete overnight. So why won’t those old threads pop up on eBay or in a thrift shop? It isn’t because a shirt or skirt unlocks the jet bridge by itself—but airlines, the marketplaces, and the TSA work to restrict crew uniforms from ending up in civilian closets. Continue reading Why You’ll…

United Airlines' Uniforms Get A Facelift—And A Political Filter - Live and Let's Fly

If you step onboard a United Airlines flight today, you’ll see flight attendants and pilots in new Brooks Brothers uniforms. Ground staff also have new gear. This marks the culmination of an eight-year project to update crew uniforms and also marks the realpolitik of a new presidential administration. United Airlines Debuts New Uniforms Today In 2017, United Airlines announced it would update its crew uniforms. In 2019, it debuted the new unifor…