United Airlines goes there: vows affirmative action for pilots

American Thinker ^ | 8 Apr, 2021 | Thomas Lifson

[MtnClimber]

Airline pilot is one of those jobs, along with brain surgeon, that used to be used as an example of the type of position for which affirmative action was obviously unsuited.

Airline pilot is one of those jobs, along with brain surgeon, that used to be used as an example of the type of position for which affirmative action was obviously unsuited. Who wants to board an aircraft or go under the knife with someone in charge chosen for factors other than ability? Lives are at stake, after all. Anything less than the absolute best should be unacceptable.

Yet, in this age of identity politics madness, United Airlines proudly proclaimed its intention to choose half of its pilot training recruits based on skin color and X-chromosomes:

Our flight deck should reflect the diverse group of people on board our planes every day. That’s why we plan for 50% of the 5,000 pilots we train in the next decade to be women or people of color. Learn more and apply.

— United Airlines (@united) April 6, 2021 Uh, no. I won’t fly on an airline that prioritizes anything over pure ability when it comes to pilots. And, because United’s hub at San Francisco has been my primary airport for more than 3 decades (many of which were years of heavy travel), I’ve generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue for UAL. I was a Premier Executive-level frequent traveler with them for many years. I just flew across an ocean on one of their 777s less than 2 weeks ago.

But piloting is a seriously demanding job, and the consequences of even small errors can be deadly. In the hands a skilled pilot, a landing of a big airplane like a 777 can be a thing of beauty that looks easy.

[The MAGA-Deplorian]

Sorry not AA, United. The airline that sucks as bad as Delta.