Originally Posted by EWRflyr

I'd be willing to gamble the deed to my condo that more bent metal or other serious accidents have been caused by unqualified WHITE MALES since the beginning of aviation than any other demographic. I could be wrong, but doubt it. *TONGUE IN CHEEK*

Now, were all these white male pilots really unqualified? Most certainly not. Are all accidents a chain of events that if broken would never have happened? Absolutely. We have gone from the hardware being the cause of most accidents to human factors being the #1 driver of incidents/accidents.

Historically there have been mostly white males as pilots. Why? Women and minorities were not given access to the same opportunities as white men. Not allowed to fly in the military or even serve at times. Not to mention the other barriers to entering this field that are socio-economic in nature. That is changing and United is a corporation advancing with the times. They are also legally responsible for the decisions that put pilots in the flight decks of hundred million dollar plus airplanes carrying hundreds of customers. The FAA and insurers have a say as well.

The unqualified argument is a load of **** and insulting to every person hired here who some don't view as fitting the traditional mold or saying this is different than how it's been for many years. Yes, you can read into that how that argument is being used in other segments of life, especially now.