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Old Sep 14, 2018, 12:42 pm
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CZAMFlyer
 
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"...the airline has changed its facial-hair policy to allow aircrew to wear neatly trimmed facial hair up to 1.25 centimetres in length."
Step right up, those of you who'd like to be the person who pulls beard hair against the enforcement ruler.

AC has anticipated this approval for some time now, and have instituted some guidelines for its Vancouver-based pilot group, stipulating the various styles of facial hair permitted. As seen on the notice board within the crew duty room, here are some of the regional styles we may soon see on the terminal concourse:


The "last-minute call-up off Reserve List" beard



The Powell Street hipster beard



Bowen Island 787 captain commuter beard



The Jericho beard



West End / Davie Street beard



Main Street / Fairview beard



I Flew with Grant McConachie beard



Main Street / 49th Ave beard



West Van Caulfeild 'beard'



Commercial/Grandview beard



Certain Rouge aircraft are also scheduled to be bearded:



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