Originally Posted by Flydafe

Maybe those minority pilots at the regional level got hired during the hiring boom when everyone on that level was looking for pilots? Maybe they were overall better candidates and interviewed well.

As far as AA saying what you specified if you cannot provide them saying it then it is hearsay and not reliable. I am willing to wager that there are hundreds of stories at the mainline level of pilots who were hired because their father or uncle worked there and they pulled strings to get them in a class despite not meeting the competitive standards. Before HR stepped in and changed the way airlines hired many had someone who worked there walk then in to the chief pilot’s office, introduce them and get their application pulled. It was a gentleman’s game and a good ol boy system. Still happened before the pandemic hit. Had someone on that side willing to do it for me. The gatekeepers are still there. So in light of the news to train young people to be pilots I have no issue with it and don’t see why there is the need to feel threatened by it.