Originally Posted by SonicCarhop

Do you believe that men are inherently better pilots than women? I'm guessing (and would agree) the answer is no.

So why are there 10 male pilots at United for every 1 female? Because the pool of candidates to work at a major airline currently only allows for that.

The announcement by United isn't a quota to hire a certain number of female mainline pilots. It's a goal to have a certain percentage of female/minority candidates into their Aviate pipeline program by breaking down barriers to entry and partnering with non-traditional sources for recruiting.

Down the line this will eventually expand and improve the hiring pool for pilots at major airlines, where pilots will continue to be hired based on skills and qualifications.