Honest question of race/ethnicity

[rdr]

Jandakot,
take a long hard look at your post, and you will see the generalisations and patronising. Welcome to the world of forums where opinions can be shared without labelling others.

Anyway, life is difficult all round for dark skinned people, everyone knows this. Many a door is closed at times, and this will go on in spite of the selective and heart warming stories we get to hear. The world is changing, and hopefully, attitudes will to, to our fellow pilots.

Once, after completing a check ride on 2 senior yanks from American and Delta, one of them found it comfortable enough to tell me that I was the first "black" person he had flown with in 38 years of aviation.
The statement bemused me initially, and I realised that anyone not white in some parts of the US, were termed black, like coloured in S Africa.
I also realised that the guys were somewhat unaware of what to expect from a "black" instructor. It also showed that not many blacks made it to the flight deck in the USA. Perhaps someone else knows better.

[USMCProbe]

rdr:
Your experience with the yanks must be from long long ago.

[wongsuzie]

The comment about the Indians shunning him is not surprising.

The Indians don't even like each other!.

North and South Indians have been squabbling for 3000 years.

[Metro man]

South African Airways last cadet intake had no white males at all.

The airline issued a statement in August explaining that the programme was “specifically designed to redress the very serious demographic and gender imbalance found within SAA’s pilot corps”, with 85% of its pilots white and nine out of 10 of them male. The cadet scheme, it said, was “aimed at individuals from previously disadvantaged backgrounds – including white females – as part of a broader strategy to meet the airline’s transformation targets” of having a workforce representing the racial breakdown of South Africa.

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[smiling monkey]

As for parts of Asia; Singapore and Thai still think females are unable to fly..

That might be the case for the national airlines of those countries, SQ and TG, but I have heard females voices on the radio for Silk Air and Thai Air Asia.

[Ghost_Rider737]

Metro I'm referring to your comment about SAA hiring foreign nationals.

Bottom line is if you ain't South African then you won't be hired irrespective of race.

[emiratesf hucker]

Recently, while speaking with a former colleague, I expressed a desire and interest to apply to Korean, Emirates, Air China, Asiana, and China Southern airlines. He genuinely stated it would be rather difficult for me do to my race (Black).
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Get over yourself, get a life and get on with it.

[shortspilot35]

Thanks for all the honest and thoughtful replies. It's my intent to give a few of the foreign carriers some serious consideration. Having flown internationaly for the past 6 years, my post came as a result of personal observation and I simply wanted an honest assessment of opinions of others.

Again, thanks for all the honest and intelligent replies.