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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “As you may know, Black Americans account for just 6.2 percent of the aviation workforce and 2.6 percent of pilots and…”

On the recordApril 18, 2023
As you may know, Black Americans account for just 6.2 percent of the aviation workforce and 2.6 percent of pilots and flight engineers.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Highlighting the lack of diversity in the aviation workforce.

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