. You're contradicting yourself. Why did you bring up race, then say there was actually no money for retraining? Sounds like you have some sort of hangup..
Only Hangup I have is that some airlines keep certain pilots onboard despite poor performance.
Of course there are bad pilots of every color, sex, nationality and all that but a white male can never sue for discrimination, easier to let go.
I worked in the training department, seen it first hand.