Passenger plane from Wichita collides with DC police helicopter minutes ago arriving to Dulles

The “family” asked that the female pilot’s name not be released and the military is complying … why? That’s not how it works for military families.

The two men are known. Why the delay with the third?

There’s been a shortage for years, but there’s already too many white males in aviation so it’s best to be understaffed than over-white.

An aspiring air traffic controller who claimed he was denied a job because of diversity targets said the aviation agency’s obsession with inclusion made an accident likely to happen. 

Andrew Brigida, 35, scored 100 per cent in his training exam but alleged that he was denied a position in an air traffic control tower because the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recruitment process favoured diverse candidates. He is part of a class action lawsuit filed against the federal agency. 

Speaking after the Washington air disaster, in which 67 people were killed, Mr Brigida claimed that years of diversity hiring meant it was only a matter of time before an accident happened. 

“You want to hire the best and the brightest for this kind of job because it is a very stressful job and it can take a toll on you, age you prematurely,” he told The Telegraph. “You want to make sure that the people that are doing it are the best.” 

Mr Brigida graduated from Arizona State University’s collegiate training initiative in 2013 – a partnership programme with the FAA that was previously used to train and select the most qualified applicants. 

After scoring top marks in his air traffic control selection and training examination, he was placed on a preferred candidate list until the FAA changed the rules. Under the Obama administration, the regulator replaced a skills-based test with a biographical questionnaire to attract more diverse applicants. 

When Mr Brigida tried again to become an air traffic controller under the new tests, he said he failed the biographical questionnaire because he “didn’t fit the preferred ethnic profile”.

Same qualifying standards as physically able workers if they get hired on after completing the program. They aren’t being hired on without qualifications solely because they are disabled.

Great exposé, Moron. Trump has broken you. Brainiac think he had some DEI Gotcha!

The candidates in this program will receive the same rigorous consideration in terms of aptitude, medical and security qualifications as those individuals considered for a standard public opening for air traffic controller jobs. Participants in the program will receive up to one year of experience in an Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) with the potential to be appointed to a temporary ATCS position at the FAA Academy.

Bump for H’s latest act of idiocy.

The day it was found out the pilot was also a staffer for the Biden White House was the day the story disappeared. Her social media was (allegedly) completely scrubbed, as was her immediate family’s.

The upside is we don’t have to hear ridiculous claims on how Trump ruined the FAA before Sean Duffy could even be confirmed. Blame the Biden guy who rage-quit in December and clearly didn’t give a fuck about air safety by doing so.

Pointing out again that Brainac @HHusky, Esquire, and also self-claimed “rich guy,” thought that the ‘D’ in DEI stood for “Disabled.”

Back to the slopes.