EXCLUSIVE: US Air Force Ran A Social Experiment To Graduate More Minority Pilots. It Didn’t Go As Planned
An Air Force pilot training program experimented with grouping minorities together in one class, prompting complaints that the class could break discrimination laws.
The private sector is going to be even worse. The requirements for a commercial pilot are going to be much lower than a fighter pilot, but you're still pulling from the same pool. A diversity hire may be able to competently fly in ideal conditions, but in an emergency is when things matter. Remember that guy who made an emergency landing by gliding the jumbo jet into the Hudson river? Imagine if the cockpit was manned by two D-grade pilots. Might have had an accidental 9-11.