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Abercrombie & Fitch CEO, Mike Jeffries may be in some hot water once again, and this time it has nothing to do with his hiring practices or celebrity endorsements.

Apparently, Jefferies fired his long-time pilot for his private jet to replace him with a much younger man, in a move that we can only assume is strictly for eye candy.

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We probably wouldn’t make an assumption like that under normal circumstances, however when you pair it with some of the rules from Mike’s 47-page “Aircraft Standards” book, you can understand why. 

Here are some of the standout “standards:”

#1.)  Male members of the cabin crew must be clean-shaven and spritz their uniforms with Abercrombie and Fitch cologne. And their in-flight “uniform” includes flip flops, a polo shirt, gloves . . . and specifies boxer briefs.

#2.)  Washcloths in the bathrooms need to be tri-folded, but the end square of the toilet paper should NOT be folded.  In fact, the toilet paper shouldn’t even be visible.

#3.)  The newest issues of 13 different specific magazines must be available on board . . . with all their insert cards removed.

#4.)  When the crew vacuums the plane, they need to go from the front of the plane to the back, pulling the vacuum toward them to make smooth, even lines.

#5.)  When the plane reaches cruising altitude, the crew needs to check the restroom to make sure the bar of soap by the sink didn’t slide out of place during takeoff.

#6.)  Seatbelts should be folded neatly into the seat, with 10 inches between the two ends of the buckle . . . and they must be free of all fingerprints and other marks.

#7.)  Someone needs to check the Cross pens onboard before the flight, to make sure they all write . . . and they need to be changed every month, even if they still work.

#8.)  When Michael or his boyfriend have a request, the cabin crew needs to answer by saying, quote, “No problem” . . . NOT, quote, “Sure” or, quote, “Just a minute.”

#9.)  Crew members should wear WHITE gloves to set the table for meals and BLACK gloves for cleaning up.

#10.)  Any leftover food should be put in a Ziploc bag before getting thrown into the garbage.

#11.)  “Take Me Home” by Phil Collins has to be playing when passengers enter the cabin.

The lawsuit containing the manual was filed at a Philadelphia court in 2010 by Michael Stephen Bustin, the 55-year-old pilot who claims he was replaced by a younger man.

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Abercrombie pays the salary of four cabin crew provided by model agency Cosmopolitan Management, according to a 2009 agreement with Jet Aviation Business Jets. Cosmopolitan, which lists Abercrombie as a client online, states on its website that it provides “professional male and female models, expertly groomed and trained to host your event, promotion, product launch, or opening.”

This is a prime example of someone having too much power and abusing it for their own perversions. Why fire a man that you never see anyway? Besides in the case of an airplane pilot, wouldn’t you want someone who is more experienced? Maybe that’s just us.

SOURCE: Bloomberg