United Airlines' new flight school is training women of color to
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The profession is overwhelming white and male. As baby boomers retire, airlines seek to knock down barriers for women and people of color to refill the pilot ranks.
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United Airlines Promises To Train Pilots Based On Their Sex and Skin Color
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United Airlines 'diversifying the cockpit' with new flight school; recruiting 5K pilots, half will be women, people of color - ABC7 Chicago
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United Airlines' new flight school is training women of color to become pilots : NPR
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United Airlines furthers diversity via United Aviate Academy in Goodyear
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United Airlines' new flight school is training women of color to become pilots : NPR
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John LeFevre on X: According to the United Airlines diversity report, 80% of their newest pilots are women or people of color. It's statistically impossible to do this without doing something ILLEGAL.
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