[ComputerGuy]

Affirmative Action takes to the skies

[Red Badger]

[basil]

There’s not much that would get me to board a plane these days…….

[Bobalu]

We are doomed. :-(

This society is fatally flawed now.

Escape to wherever you can.

[Dr. Ursus]

I saw this program and it was disgusting about the hiring practices.The show is supposed to be on Fox Business.com

[pabianice]

Not really new. In the early 90s my friend applied for a job as an FAA Operations Inspector. Great qualifications: ATP, CFI, Navy flier, MBA with honors, 20 years in aviation. Immediately two FSDOs wanted to hire him. He traveled several times to the one he wanted to join to talk with the manager.

Then, at his last visit, the manager took him aside and said,"I'm sorry, Bob, but I've been ordered not to hire any more white men until I hire more women and people of color." And they did. George H.W. Bush was president at the time.

[diogenes ghost]

"Affirmative Action takes to the skies."

As a retired 35 year ATCS, I can assure you AA has been in FAA since the late 70's, this is just to speed things up. It seems as though the uhhh, right, people were not willing to go to college to get the job. This program insures lots of baby mommas will succeed.

If it were not for automation and TCAS, nobody would have the balls to get on a flying machine today.

[zzwhale]

so mohammad atta.... tell us when did you get an interest in controlling airplanes for a living and why you prefer the boston / newark /DC airspace.......
I see... your cousin Rasheed is on the west coast and your brother is in chicago.... so its kind of a religious family thing is it.... well we will sign you right up.... welcome aboard and welcome to America where we promote people who hate us..... big hug