American Airlines Accused of Racial Discrimination in Lawsuit Filed by Former Pilot Students

American Airlines accused of racial discrimination in lawsuit filed by former pilot students

A group of 18 former student pilots sued Fort Worth-based American Airlines this week, alleging the company misled them and racially discriminated against them while they were enrolled in a flight training program.

$36 million suit alleges unmet promises, discrimination at American Airlines academy in San Diego

By the time Triston Sanderson was 25 years old he was a U.S. Army veteran, a graduate of the University of Mississippi and working as an accountant in Dallas. But growing up, Sanderson dreamed of piloting planes, not crunching numbers, so he jumped at an opportunity to take part in an American Airlines program that promised expedited flight training and the high likelihood of an airline job. But after moving in 2022 to join the American Airlines…