Airline Crews Say DEI Persists, Despite Safety Concerns and Trump OrdersAirline Crews Say DEI Persists, Despite Safety Concerns and Trump Orders
A pilot walks by United Airlines planes parked at gates at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco on April 12, 2020. Despite President Donald Trump’s orders ending diversity, equity, and inclusion mandates, aviation insiders say these practices remain entrenched at airlines and could lead to unqualified pilots in the skies, raising safety concerns. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Airline Crews Say DEI Persists, Despite Safety Concerns and Trump Orders

Nearly a dozen aviation insiders, including a whistleblower who filed a federal complaint, asserted that diversity initiatives cause unneeded distractions.
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For one veteran airline captain, a routine flight to Denver changed her view about aviation safety—but not because of an in-flight crisis.

Rather, the captain heard a story that—for the first time in her decades-long career—made her uneasy about putting her loved ones on a plane.

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