FAA’s Diversity Policies Under Fire After Deadly Air Collision

[stevenl]

2 hours ago, billd766 said:

It does not bother me in the slightest if the pilot or co-pilot is male or female, as long as that person is fully qualified on the aircraft type.

 

This is an AI overview

 

The number of female airline pilots is growing, but they still make up a small percentage of all airline pilots. 
United States: In 2022, 4.9% of airline pilots in the United States were women, which is an increase from 3.3% in 2002. 
Globally: Women make up between 4% and 6% of airline pilots. 
India: India has the highest percentage of female pilots in the world, with 15% of pilots being female. 
Explanation
The number of women with FAA student pilot certificates increased from 11.7% in 2002 to 15% in 2022. 
The number of women with FAA airline pilot certificates increased by 71% from 2002 to 2022. 
The number of women with licenses to fly commercial airliners increased by 45% from 2008 to 2022. 
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https://www.airwaysmag.com/legacy-posts/country-highest-female-pilots

 

DALLAS — For years, women have broken barriers and made an impact in occupations that were once deemed to be the sole domain of men. One such field is commercial aviation.

While the number of female pilots has been steadily growing over the past few decades, there are still fairly few women who hold Commercial Pilot Licenses (CPL) across the globe. According to the International Society of Women Airline Pilots (ISA) 2021 study, less than 6% of pilots worldwide are women.

In the lead-up to International Women's Day, Air India (AI), Air India Express (IX), and AirAsia India (I5) have flown 90 all-woman crew flights since March 1. The number 90 was chosen in honor of the 90th anniversary of JRD Tata's first commercial flight, according to a statement released by the group.

There are some countries where the number of female commercial pilots is higher than others. India takes the top spot, with more than twice the global average of women pilots.

Today, we will scour the country with the highest number of female commercial pilots and explore what aspects contribute to this trend.

 

As per recent statistics, there are over 1,200 female pilots in India, and around 10% of them are commercial pilots.

This figure may not seem very high, but it is significant when compared to other countries. In the United States, only around 5% of commercial pilots are women, which is less than the international average.

 

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Agree with you. Which is why i responded to Keep Right who said 'A woman pilot says it all.".

[BangkokReady]

On 2/1/2025 at 6:58 AM, OneMoreFarang said:

Are the investigations already finished why that crash happened? No!

 

I have no problem if DEI politics are cancelled. But nobody should mix up that one with an arial crash for no reason.

 

Imagine after a month they find out all pilots and flight controllers were male and white. Does that mean no white men should be hired anymore?

Or would they find that one of the passengers was a trans and put the blame on that person?

 

Trump and his stupid shooting from the hip make things just worse. 

 

If you put in place a policy of hiring people based on anything other than suitability for the job, people are going to ask questions when something goes wrong.  Apparently they actually wanted to hire people that sound like they are less suited to physically carrying out the job than others due to certain DEI quotas.

[jvs]

8 hours ago, Watawattana said:

 On the flip side, there are jobs seen as women's jobs and men don't normally do them unless they are considered to be gay.

You mean jobs like being a nurse?lol.

[jvs]

36 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

If you put in place a policy of hiring people based on anything other than suitability for the job, people are going to ask questions when something goes wrong.  Apparently they actually wanted to hire people that sound like they are less suited to physically carrying out the job than others due to certain DEI quotas.

Well with all of the unqualified people in this government you can expect a lot of questions!

[stevenl]

39 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

Apparently they actually wanted to hire people that sound like they are less suited to physically carrying out the job than others due to certain DEI quotas.

No, they all have to meet the same requirements.

[BangkokReady]

3 minutes ago, stevenl said:

No, they all have to meet the same requirements.

 

I don't believe that is the case.

[stevenl]

12 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

I don't believe that is the case.

You believe wrong, as has been shown quite a few times already on the forum.

[BangkokReady]

8 minutes ago, stevenl said:

You believe wrong, as has been shown quite a few times already on the forum.

 

Lie after lie, as you do generally on the forum...  🙄

[stevenl]

10 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

Lie after lie, as you do generally on the forum...  🙄

Denying facts again.

[Chomper Higgot]

1 hour ago, BangkokReady said:

 

If you put in place a policy of hiring people based on anything other than suitability for the job, people are going to ask questions when something goes wrong.  Apparently they actually wanted to hire people that sound like they are less suited to physically carrying out the job than others due to certain DEI quotas.

Lots of people have the skills and ability to do jobs for which staff are hired.

 

The fact that any particular group is over represented in jobs proportional to the make up of society in general is a clear indication of appointments being made on criteria other than just suitability for the post.

 

[jvs]

Just a quick question for the participants here.

What do you think is better DEI or nepotism?

Does that make you think or not?

[billd766]

2 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

 

Lie after lie, as you do generally on the forum...  🙄

Then prove that he is wrong.

 

Your unsupported statement is meaningless without proof and links.

[BangkokReady]

2 hours ago, stevenl said:

Denying facts again.

 

Just pointing out your lies.  That is the only factual thing I see in this exchange.