I'll prefacing this by saying that most pilots are absolutely fine to fly with.
Indeed, yet here we are.
I've certainly heard homophobic things said in the crew room and have heard plenty of stuff that borders on it in the flight deck. And this is at an airline which is very progressive and outwardly lgbtq supporting. Heck, there's even some planes in rainbow liveries.
Southwest Airlines Pilot Suspended After Profanity Laced Tirade
Southwest is an airline at the opposite end of the spectrum, culturally (their pilots meow and call out 'lets go brandon' on frequency all the time), but you get the idea.
A few other cases:
New head of United Airlines pilot union resigns after online comments
Qantas slams sexist posts on ‘boys’ club’ pilot forum
Pilot caught on camera writing pro-Trump graffiti, racial slurs at Tallahassee airport
BA pilots suspended over 'racism' and image of man having sex with chicken
Not all those cases are homophobic, but it's not hard to imagine that they hold similar views on the lgbt community. And of course those are just the ones who get caught/identified.
The only thing worse than flying with a captain who can't hold a conversation is flying with one who won't stop lecturing you about their political views (and why everyone else is wrong....)
Indeed, yet here we are.
I never said that it was. And just because someone works around gays (or trans, or any minority) doesn't necessarily they don't have backwards thoughts about them.
I've certainly heard homophobic things said in the crew room and have heard plenty of stuff that borders on it in the flight deck. And this is at an airline which is very progressive and outwardly lgbtq supporting. Heck, there's even some planes in rainbow liveries.
Southwest Airlines Pilot Suspended After Profanity Laced Tirade
Southwest is an airline at the opposite end of the spectrum, culturally (their pilots meow and call out 'lets go brandon' on frequency all the time), but you get the idea.
A few other cases:
New head of United Airlines pilot union resigns after online comments
Qantas slams sexist posts on ‘boys’ club’ pilot forum
Pilot caught on camera writing pro-Trump graffiti, racial slurs at Tallahassee airport
BA pilots suspended over 'racism' and image of man having sex with chicken
Not all those cases are homophobic, but it's not hard to imagine that they hold similar views on the lgbt community. And of course those are just the ones who get caught/identified.
Agreed. Unfortunately things aren't always as they should be. Lots of senior flight crew were first hired by their airline ~25-30 years ago, before personability was a trait that gets assessed during the hiring process.
The only thing worse than flying with a captain who can't hold a conversation is flying with one who won't stop lecturing you about their political views (and why everyone else is wrong....)
