What a load of crap. It's been years since accelerated command was last applied and thast was for a handfull of losers. There were even black males who turned it down because they had some pride.
AA applies to the selection process only. Once you are in seniority applies. SAA is for South Africans. You will not be a foreign contract worker who has a job on the whim of a Arab ( I hear $40 a barrel is hurting when you have 50+ A380's on order) or Chinese masters (B-Scales, Oasis).