Originally Posted by
Andy
Strange. I've flown with former Spirit pilots at United. Almost positive they were all white boys but I've never done a junk check with any FOs.
Our (United) newhire classes look like a loaf of wonder bread. From looking at the class pictures, it's running at least 85% white boys. When hiring 200/mo, you run out of women and minority pilots pretty quickly. There just aren't that many out there that are pilots.
As for IROPs, we can self-help for a hotel and transportation. If you have to wait longer than a handful of minutes on the phone, it's not an issue. No need to get preapproval from a CP or anyone else. And I'm not booking a Red Roof/Motel 6 unless those are the last hotel rooms within an hour radius. YMMV.
"Our flight deck should reflect the diverse group of people on board our planes every day. That’s why we plan for 50% of the 5,000 pilots we train in the next decade to be women or people of color"
Well better start finding more women or "people of color," or back to hiring more wonder bread