Between 2020 and 2021, the percentage of white employees at Spirit Airlines decreased from over 74% to 48% due to a new diversity hiring initiative. Some individuals criticized the focus on diversity, claiming it leads to fewer white employees. Others argue that diversity is important for better results and that the lack of diversity at companies like Vanguard should concern investors. United Airlines' CEO mentioned a plan to increase the representation of women and people of color among pilots.
🇺🇸🚨‼️United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says the airline has too many white male pilots! “We decided that 50% of the aviation academy students would be women or people of color. Today, women and people of color make up only 19% of our pilots.” https://t.co/VSK0frRYeE
This is the DEI office at United Airlines. Diversity just means no white people. https://t.co/FepRsmcCOO
I'll repeat this - there is no evidence at all that recent/post-COVID issues with the airlines are due to some massive past-year surge in diversity. Mandatory DEI is generally bad, "accidental" diverse teams are generally good, and neither point is relevant here because the… https://t.co/46xAmD2V6m
DEI: The lack of diversity at Vanguard should trouble all investors. Not only is indicative of illegal behavior studies show diverse companies produce better results. https://t.co/PeD1KELMvR
These Airlines need to SHUT UP and FLY. Scrap the diversity and DEI.
In 2020, whites made up more than 74% of the workforce at @SpiritAero By 2021, whites made up only 48% of all staff. What happened in between? They announced a new initiative to hire based on diversity. Diversity is just code for less whites. https://t.co/Uq6oLfNzcE
In 2020, whites made up more than 74% of the workforce at @SpiritAirlines. By 2021, whites made up only 48% of all staff. What happened in between? They announced a new initiative to hire based on diversity. Diversity is just code for less whites. https://t.co/qZs8lBxmH7
In 2020, whites made up more than 74% of the workforce at @SpiritAirlines. By 2021, whites made up only 48% of all staff. What happened in between? They announced a new initiative to hire based on diversity. Diversity just means less whites. https://t.co/GEmiBhHSVl