Originally Posted by
Andy Dufresne
There's absolutely nothing wrong with that, until the "goal" becomes a "quota" and John Q Qualified Pilot is overlooked for Adrianna Q Pilot with multiple checkride or training failures - for the sake of checking a box.
It's already happening in the rest of Corporate America. It doesn't work in Aviation. Outreach is absolutely not an issue. Selective hiring based on race/gender is.
Agree with you, selective hiring based on race/gender is an issue. But that's not what this is. This is acceptance into a program that has a goal of 50% women and minorities in the program, all of whom must presumably meet whatever requirements there are.