Originally Posted by
Guppydriver95
Point of order: Although many of us roll our eyes at some of the ivory tower initiatives, a little clarification is in order on this point. The 50% number is the number Kirby would like to see starting at the Aviate academy. It would correlate to a small % on the line in a best case scenario, assuming everyone makes it all the way to United, because the Aviate grads are only one small part of the total hiring pie. Not apologizing for some of our woke nonsense, just wanted to clear up a common misconception. (I had it too)
And a huge percentage of those that fall into the minority category don't have the resources to pay for flight training. While the 50% number would be nice, its not realistically attainable. The money that is earmarked towards helping Aviate students pay for their training comes to about $2500 per person, which we all know is a drop in the bucket when it comes to paying for their ratings.
But its more fun to caterwaul about those darn minorities taking our jerbs, so disregard what I posted above.