{"id":980,"date":"2026-01-26T22:28:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T22:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/?p=980"},"modified":"2026-01-26T22:28:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T22:28:42","slug":"most-airline-crashes-caused-by-dei-hires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/most-airline-crashes-caused-by-dei-hires\/","title":{"rendered":"MOST AIRLINE CRASHES CAUSED BY DEI HIRES!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-items-center justify-center text-center\">\n<h1 class=\"text-2xl w-full md:text-left font-bold text-gray-900 sm:text-3xl my-2 !leading-7 sm:!leading-8\">Former White House lawyer says female and minority pilots caused 66% of pilot-error crashes since 2000, despite being less than 10% of workforce \ud83d\ude2c<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col overflow-hidden mb-4\">\n<div class=\"shrink-0\">\n<div class=\"w-full object-cover overflow-hidden aspect-[16\/9] sm:aspect-[2\/1] lg:aspect-[3\/2] sm:h-80\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full object-cover overflow-hidden aspect-[16\/9] sm:aspect-[2\/1] lg:aspect-[3\/2] sm:h-80\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/media.notthebee.com\/articles\/69777e65d0bad69777e65d0bae.jpg\" alt=\"Image for article: Former White House lawyer says female and minority pilots caused 66% of pilot-error crashes since 2000, despite being less than 10% of workforce \ud83d\ude2c\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center space-x-2 text-sm mt-2\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-0\">arambe Harambe<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-xs text-gray-400 -mt-1\">Jan 26, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex-1 bg-white pt-0 pb-4 flex flex-col justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex-1\">\n<div class=\"text-lg leading-6 text-gray-700 article-content\" role=\"article\" aria-label=\"Article content\">\n<p>According to a new <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/23\/opinion\/despite-trumps-efforts-airline-dei-programs-are-still-risking-peoples-lives\/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&amp;utm_source=pasteboard_app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">op-ed<\/a> from former White House lawyer Daniel Huff, DEI in the airline industry is still putting thousands of people in danger.<\/p>\n<p>His analysis of every plane crash caused by pilot error since the year 2000 revealed something insane:<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"w-full\">\n<div class=\"flex justify-center\">\n<div class=\"cursor-pointer my-4 max-w-[728px]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>President Trump ordered the DOT to end its DEI practices early in his presidency, but that has not stopped airlines from continuing to engage in the practice. According to Huff&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/23\/opinion\/despite-trumps-efforts-airline-dei-programs-are-still-risking-peoples-lives\/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&amp;utm_source=pasteboard_app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Delta CLO Peter Carter declared in January 2025 that the airline is &#8216;steadfast&#8217; in its DEI commitments, calling them &#8216;critical to our business.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>United&#8217;s training academy maintains its goal of ensuring 50% of graduates are women or minorities.<\/p>\n<p>Southwest still pledges to &#8216;recruit, hire, and retain a diverse and inclusive workforce.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>American agreed not to impose illegal quotas, but that leaves plenty of wiggle room.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full block\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-center\">\n<div class=\"w-full\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-center relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"embedImage-0\" class=\"img img-embed mx-auto inline-block object-scale-down\" src=\"https:\/\/media.notthebee.com\/articles\/article-6977778556fe0.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Just a few examples cited:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Atlas Air Flight 3591<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full block\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-center\">\n<div class=\"w-full\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-center relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"embedImage-0\" class=\"img img-embed mx-auto inline-block object-scale-down\" src=\"https:\/\/media.notthebee.com\/articles\/article-69777830434bc.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-full mb-3 text-xs text-center\">National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to the NTSB, this crash was caused by Conrad Aska, a black pilot who had a reputation for getting &#8220;extremely flustered and could not respond appropriately&#8221; when faced with unexpected situations in the simulator.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experts reporting on the NTSB investigation <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/23\/opinion\/despite-trumps-efforts-airline-dei-programs-are-still-risking-peoples-lives\/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&amp;utm_source=pasteboard_app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>described <\/strong><\/a><strong>Aska&#8217;s &#8220;piloting performance as among the worst he had ever seen.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The entire crew perished in the crash.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 2025 Potomac River midair collision<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full block\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-center\">\n<div class=\"w-full\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-center relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"embedImage-0\" class=\"img img-embed mx-auto inline-block object-scale-down\" src=\"https:\/\/media.notthebee.com\/articles\/article-69777b19c6df1.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Remember this one? 67 people died in this tragedy after a female helicopter pilot ignored repeated air-traffic-control instructions and collided with an American Airlines jet.<\/p>\n<p>Huff is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/press\/presidential-administration-academy-continues-development-preparation-next-conservative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">senior advisor<\/a> for The Heritage Foundation&#8217;s infamous &#8220;Project 2025,&#8221; former counsel to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees, former general deputy assistant secretary for enforcement at HUD, and a senior legal advisor to the first Trump admin.<\/p>\n<p>That means you&#8217;re either going to think he&#8217;s got a point, or he&#8217;s a racist\/sexist Nazi, depending on your political views!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former White House lawyer says female and minority pilots caused 66% of pilot-error crashes since 2000, despite being less than 10% of workforce \ud83d\ude2c arambe Harambe Jan 26, 2026 According to a new op-ed from former White House lawyer Daniel Huff, DEI in the airline industry is still putting thousands of people in danger. 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