Delta, Hire Some Minorities

[Colonel Savage]

"He said he hopes Delta will agree to minority hiring goals. If Delta doesn't, he said the groups "would use every recourse at our disposal," including possible complaints to federal agencies."

Sure, and if you don't everything you want, go running to the nanny state.

 

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The Tranny has been monopolizing the qualified applicants in the area.

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[Oakum_Boy]

delted for political correctness.

 

[PCL_128]

The Tranny has been monopolizing the qualified applicants in the area.

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Umm, not really. We're monopolizing the WIA pool, but not the other minorities. Honestly, I'd be surprised if even 1% of our pilot group was black.

 

[Dennis Miller]

Thursday, the civil rights groups complained that only about 60 of Delta's 6,000 pilots are African-American

And on Friday they discovered that the NBA's black-player population was 77 percent, while the white-player population was 21 percent. Of the white players, 55 percent were American-born and 45 percent were international players.

 

[Flybywire44]

What is this Rev talking about? Delta hires minorities hands down and also 'embraces the acceptance and equal standing of homosexuality in our culture.' Delta, of all Legacies, does a great job of being diverse! Delta, like all the airlines is doing everything it can to represent minorities. I cannot believe the AJC and this man of God are chastising DAL for whats it literally does best.

In light of a merger and possible f... he should not be expecting many pilots of any color or background to be hired anytime soon.

Someone slap Russel Grantham and the Good Rev. Joseph Lowery please!!!

uke:

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[PCL_128]

I'm just amazed that the Atlanta Urinal-Constipation isn't licking widget ass for once.

 

[mayoplane]

I'm sorry to break the news to you.

In ATL, most of the Delta pilots you see are Caucasian male. Do you really think Delta only hires the 'qualified'? Maybe 'qualified caucasian male'.

I don't mean to offend anyone, and I am sorry if I did. My friend who got hired there last year said they had 33 people in a class, and only one of them had darker-skin color...maybe hispanic.

My other friend who actually works there, and who is African said that is one thing you will notice in the pilot group.....very little minority pilots.

Delta looks for a certain image. If you don't fit their image of a pilot, you won't get hired regardless of your experience level. You can deny that all you want. Just look around. Very sad but true.

 

[AWACoff]

We may be able to put this issue to rest. Does anybody have the percentages for the following:

Minority pilots with commercial/multi/instr. ticket
Total pilots with comm/multi/instr. ticket
Total female pilots with comm/multi./instr. ticket

Out of those totals, we should be able to get a guestimate of what the average newhire class would have for a makeup.

We can't use those current percentages and apply them to the current seniority lists because the current seniority list has people that were hired over 30 years ago at the legacy carriers. There were a lot less women and minorities getting involved in aviation 30 years ago.

With hard data, the apparent "discrepancy" in the makeup of the seniority lists is simply the result of less women and minorities applying for those positions in the past.

 

[Oakum_Boy]

And sadly, they give huge breaks on hiring requirements for minorities because they have to.