Race factor in the airlines
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Bigey
Well-Known Member
Literally, trust him.
beechpilot
Well-Known Member
I believe all of the airlines are equal oppourtunity employers so everyone's got a fair shot at it.
jynxyjoe
Queso King
nope
WMostellar
Well-Known Member
:yeahthat:
SpiceWeasel
Tre Kronor
I don't know man.... what background do you have that would make your opinion valid???
For the OP: I second, third, and fourth the opins expressed above. I think a hearty good luck to your flight training is in order! Keep us up to date - you'd be surprised at how many on this site have been here from student pilot days up through airlines.
Rock on! :rawk:
jynxyjoe
Queso King
yeah i have to do is get my weight down. i think weight is a huge factor. being nose tackle size doesn't help out in the long runanic:
Lol. Talk to Seggy. That'd be Capt. Seggy of Colgan Airlines. He still looks like a football player.
Minuteman
I HAVE STRONG OPINIONS ABOUT AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING!
Yes, a football player, but not a football. :buck:
Velocipede
New Member
OK, I won't dance around it.
You're right. Airline piloting was and is overwhelmingly dominated by white males. That said, EVERY airline goes the extra mile to get every qualified minority pilot to choose their airline.
The best place for you to go is the annual Organization of Black Airline Pilots (OBAP) convention. Every airline worth its salt is there recruiting black candidates. The more boxes you can check on the "diversity scale", the better your chances of getting hired are. So, if you're a black or latino woman, you've got it locked.
That said, airline piloting is still a job where you're actual skills make or break you. If you can't fly your way out of a wet paper bag, you won't last. It doesn't matter if you're black, brown, white, blue, green or purple. You can't stick and rudder, forget it. They'll weed you out evenually.
As an illustration let me tell you the story of a Navy buddy of mine. Great guy, good pilot. Spotless record as a Navy A-6 driver on active duty and in our C-9 Reserve Squadron. He was working at Alaska and went to a United interview. He got rejected.
One day we were sitting around the squadron drinking coffee and he says, "Do you think I should have told them my maternal grandmother was Mexican?" I couldn't believe it.
I said, "You fill out another application. Check the Hispanic block and tell them that you're 1/4 Hispanic. You'll be working for United Airlines in 6 weeks."
6 weeks later, he was dropping off his manuals in SEA on his way to DEN for his United class.
If you're any minority and want to be an airline pilot, GO FOR IT. The sky's the limit.
You're right. Airline piloting was and is overwhelmingly dominated by white males. That said, EVERY airline goes the extra mile to get every qualified minority pilot to choose their airline.
The best place for you to go is the annual Organization of Black Airline Pilots (OBAP) convention. Every airline worth its salt is there recruiting black candidates. The more boxes you can check on the "diversity scale", the better your chances of getting hired are. So, if you're a black or latino woman, you've got it locked.
That said, airline piloting is still a job where you're actual skills make or break you. If you can't fly your way out of a wet paper bag, you won't last. It doesn't matter if you're black, brown, white, blue, green or purple. You can't stick and rudder, forget it. They'll weed you out evenually.
As an illustration let me tell you the story of a Navy buddy of mine. Great guy, good pilot. Spotless record as a Navy A-6 driver on active duty and in our C-9 Reserve Squadron. He was working at Alaska and went to a United interview. He got rejected.
One day we were sitting around the squadron drinking coffee and he says, "Do you think I should have told them my maternal grandmother was Mexican?" I couldn't believe it.
I said, "You fill out another application. Check the Hispanic block and tell them that you're 1/4 Hispanic. You'll be working for United Airlines in 6 weeks."
6 weeks later, he was dropping off his manuals in SEA on his way to DEN for his United class.
If you're any minority and want to be an airline pilot, GO FOR IT. The sky's the limit.
WacoFan
Bigly
There are some great role models here for you at every step you are going to take in aviation - you have happened into the right place. Good luck to you!
KC Jake
Well-Known Member
Don't worry about it -sex and race do not matter!
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On February 12th 2009, DL5202 and DL5106 (a jet owned by Atlantic Southeast Airlines) was operated by an all female, all African-American crew!
I saw that on CNN today.
WacoFan
Bigly
You've picked the right industry if you want to lose weight my friend. By only being able to afford Top Ramen once a day you will be down to your Jenny Craig target-weight in no time!
TGatch
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flyingmaniac
Well-Known Member
Don't worry about it -sex and race do not matter!
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On February 12th 2009, DL5202 and DL5106 (a jet owned by Atlantic Southeast Airlines) was operated by an all female, all African-American crew!
Yeah I know those two women also. Every once in a while when I fly I get these weird looks from the passengers about two black males in the cockpit, but I just laugh about it with grin on my face.