Do airlines approve of this ?
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Do airlines approve of this ?
I know airlines are sensitive to adverse publicity nowadays when not approved, I've had pilot acquaintances refuse a photo of them in the cockpit even when on the ground while disembarking, incase it gets put on the internet and the company sees it, so spotting this item of the female flight crew of an airline on a major news outlet, would this be approved be her company , Pegasus ? I think its unusual nawadays.
Glamorous airline pilot becomes Instagram sensation with stunning snaps from cockpit and exotic destinations she's paid to visit
Glamorous airline pilot becomes Instagram sensation with stunning snaps from cockpit and exotic destinations she's paid to visit
From what I have seen it's a bit like employees posting on Facebook - the company will tacitly "approve" of it as long as what is posted reinforces "the brand", if it gets a bit close the edge and perhaps just one person in management decides something posted compromises the company image..( the classic usually being being "here we are off duty...") the door won't hit your backside on the way out.
You need to be really careful with comments and images.....we've certainly had plenty of Facebook casualties, mainly cabin crew but also at least one pilot..
You need to be really careful with comments and images.....we've certainly had plenty of Facebook casualties, mainly cabin crew but also at least one pilot..
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I don't think those 'glamorous' destinations have much to do with where Pegasus 737 pilots night-stop. However, well done to her for doing her bit for the girls in our industry.
She has seen the Northern Lights, been on safari in Tanzania and landed in Saudi Arabia with an all-female flight crew, where women are banned from driving.
I suspect management are in on this . . .
I wouldn't be suprised..our management pushed a few years back for our new joiners to get involved in a company Facebook page/account (?), assuming all the newbies would do would be sing the company's praises, and therefore said page/account would be free PR for the company.
Needless to say the reality quickly turned into something somewhat different, and there were (and continue to be) terminations as a result.
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Here one notorious instagram feed of cockpit photos interspersed with here we are off duty frolics once highlighted in the Daily Wail
https://www.instagram.com/pilotmaria/?hl=en
All from the me me me generation.....
https://www.instagram.com/pilotmaria/?hl=en
All from the me me me generation.....
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Have you read the OP's specific question: " would this be approved be her company "? (sic.)
I haven't seen anybody say they are against her or her promoting women in aviation, she has done a good job and good luck to her but the reality is that in many companies she would probably need to be cautious about straying "off piste"...which TBF she doesn' appear to have done so far.
Have you read the OP's specific question: " would this be approved be her company "? (sic.)
I haven't seen anybody say they are against her or her promoting women in aviation, she has done a good job and good luck to her but the reality is that in many companies she would probably need to be cautious about straying "off piste"...which TBF she doesn' appear to have done so far.
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There are a few of these around the world. EK have a cringeworthy Dutch guy, QF Link have a captain doing it and QR have an A320 doing it. It's more 'look at me, are me and my life amazing?' than everything else. They may look pretty, it may make the job look fun but we all know they're BSing. Expect more of these, particularly from ME3 now that we all know they're grim to work for. As with all social media, people are very selective about posting and generally try to spin things so that only the positives appear online.
Yes, you've landed a 777 somewhere glamorous and taken your selfie, you rock those Ray Bans, you've cleverly managed to get your Breitling watch in the snap, whilst catching an attractive hostile or two, but you've been up since 2300 last night, you're on min rest then it's back, min rest at home only to do it again the day after. Two days off then it's ULH for 2.5 days down route, where you'll spend the first day and a half recovering, you'll feel awful and will then have to rest for the return flight, crossing half a dozen time zones back to the ME, thousands of miles from your family for 2 days off before a couple of night turns to India, month in month out working 100 hours a month. Still, looks lovely on instagram.
At my outfit this kind of thing would be a fast track to tea no biscuits. As crew get younger expect more of this. I spotted a FO at another airline taking selfies during his walk around yesterday. Nice to see generation me have their priorities right.
Yes, you've landed a 777 somewhere glamorous and taken your selfie, you rock those Ray Bans, you've cleverly managed to get your Breitling watch in the snap, whilst catching an attractive hostile or two, but you've been up since 2300 last night, you're on min rest then it's back, min rest at home only to do it again the day after. Two days off then it's ULH for 2.5 days down route, where you'll spend the first day and a half recovering, you'll feel awful and will then have to rest for the return flight, crossing half a dozen time zones back to the ME, thousands of miles from your family for 2 days off before a couple of night turns to India, month in month out working 100 hours a month. Still, looks lovely on instagram.
At my outfit this kind of thing would be a fast track to tea no biscuits. As crew get younger expect more of this. I spotted a FO at another airline taking selfies during his walk around yesterday. Nice to see generation me have their priorities right.
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I flew with Yvonne Pope Sintes on some of her first freighting flights. It was a little less glamorous on the DC3, but the German press nevertheless turned out to meet us, with flash bulbs popping. The main question seemed to be: would she be wearing skirt or trousers?
Oh-2-blimy in freezing conditions on a Dak. They had to be kidding.
This modern thing of opening one's life to the masses can so often turn around and bite. Just one mistake while doing all this posing and her blue sky will turn grey and fall on her.
Human nature is more unpredictable than the weather.
Oh-2-blimy in freezing conditions on a Dak. They had to be kidding.
This modern thing of opening one's life to the masses can so often turn around and bite. Just one mistake while doing all this posing and her blue sky will turn grey and fall on her.
Human nature is more unpredictable than the weather.
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Some airlines are just more forward thinking than other stuffy ones. 
Airline management is also gradually becoming younger and thus more in tune and tolerant with the modern ways and social media. Of course it needs to stay within the bounds of good taste. As far as I'm concerned, as long as she does her job safely, efficiently and professionally, she can click away.
Airline management is also gradually becoming younger and thus more in tune and tolerant with the modern ways and social media. Of course it needs to stay within the bounds of good taste. As far as I'm concerned, as long as she does her job safely, efficiently and professionally, she can click away.
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Loose rivets :This modern thing of opening one's life to the masses can so often turn around and bite. Just one mistake while doing all this posing and her blue sky will turn grey and fall on her.
Good-looking young woman but I must admit to mixed feelings on this one. If it is a PR stunt, I''m not sure any British airline would risk the wrath of the feminist brigade over here. Some of the photos of her lolling around on the job (pun not intended 
) do seem, let's say... a bit unprofessional. Cue accusations of blatant sexism in the P-C west. Would a good-looking bloke get away with equivalent behaviour?
The other side of me sees this as harmless fun.
I wonder if S/F/O Eser Aksan Erdogan is related to the Turkish president.
) do seem, let's say... a bit unprofessional. Cue accusations of blatant sexism in the P-C west. Would a good-looking bloke get away with equivalent behaviour? The other side of me sees this as harmless fun.
I wonder if S/F/O Eser Aksan Erdogan is related to the Turkish president.
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She's done well! She's been to lots of lovely looking places and actually managed to have enough time off to enjoy the destination. I hope she helps us all do the same. On a more serious note though, I hope more girls decide to earn a living flying. There is no good reason why they shouldn't, apart maybe from that girls have sufficient common sense to do something else. As to what her employers think we'll never know but providing she doesn't bring them into disrepute I'm sure they'll let her carry on posting.
