Originally Posted by
Nordhavn
Pinnacle 3701 was piloted by 2 white guys who had abysmal training records, lied on their applications, and were "difficult" to fire? That is certainly news to all of us.
I'm concerned with UAL's target not because of what you say but because it is f-ing racist and will lead to breakdowns in safety. UAL will do everything in their power to push non-white pilots through the school house that they know are a safety risk until something bad happens.
Yes, Pinnacle 3701 was flown by two idiots who happened to be white. The Atlas crash was caused by an idiot that happened to be black, no race has a monopoly on jerks or bad pilots. Do you have evidence that these things have happened, are currently happening, or will happen? Non-white pilots will get pushed through but the white pilots will be held to the "real" standard? Why, because you say so? When you have as much movement in the industry as has occurred over the past couple of years its always a possibility that something bad could happen. Its just astonishing to me that instead of moaning about the overall reduction in operating experience of new comers in the industry you and your cohorts choose perseverate on the rather modest influx of women and minorities. As such, one can only conclude that you aren't really concerned for air safety at all. You just don't like the idea of more minorities on the flight deck. You're right...this industry is f-ing racist and always has been. Welcome to the jungle.