Originally Posted by FlingWingKing
What is the ratio of black to white pilots in the USA? No sinister motive posing this question, genuinly want to get the facts.
Its somewhere between 1-2% of the total commercial pilots. Blacks represent about 11-15% of the population. Give or take. What's the % like in SA? In the states the "guys" say the rato is that way becuase A) It is representative of the % of the population B) They must just not be interested in aviation. BS!! There was a whole squadron of blacks who fought & flew in WWII. When they got out after the war they were'nt allowed to be pilots. The first black pilots in the US was hired in the 70's, shortly after the civil rights amendment was signed into the constitution.
Its so infurating to have to listen to white males complain about not having any jobs or opportunities. In the states there has never been a black CEO at an airline or a black POTUS. They occupy most of the top jobs. I think the real complaint with white males anywhere tends to be when they are no longer able to hold total domination over anything the complaining begins.
Hell wait till open skies hits and the jobs go to the lowest bidders from China and India the we're all screwed!!
divinehover
I have never run across a black pilot in south africa either. In the airport or on an SAA flight.