“Hmmmm, not exactly how it reads in the article by my interpretation.”
A policy aim of interviewing candidates and short listing for jobs does in no way imply that “a male will be overlooked despite being more suitable for the job”.
You may read it that way but it is not the intent and would be considered illegal.
“To keep the dream alive, that means fifty of those pilots will have to be female.”
No, that is NOT how it will work. As beer baron has explained, airlines are still free to pick the best candidate for the job.
Guys, don’t panic, you still hold 95% of the positions in a world where half the people are women.