“American Airlines will continue to hire the most qualified candidates moving forward regardless of race/gender, etc.“

If that’s a true statement why were they specifically trying to get more candidates from a specific sup group to apply because they weren’t getting enough experienced/qualified candidates?

And in another example they stated they’d hired twice as many from group X then the overall percentage. That doesn’t happen by accident.

They’ve admitted seeking out and hiring, at least in the last, in ways that wouldn’t occur randomly.

And kids of pilots do tend to get a leg up when it comes to getting hired. But even highly regarded employees have had their kid not get hired. So there’s no guarantee. When it comes to the interview process you stand alone.