Pilots are being told to avoid non-inclusive language, including the word “cockpit”, under guidance from the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA). The ALPA, which is the world’s largest pilot union and represents more than 70,000 members, issued a DEI language guide 2021 urging airmen and women to avoid certain phrases in a bid to remove “masculine generalizations”.
“Cockpit” has been deemed non-inclusive as, according to the guidance, “many women have heard a variation of ‘It is called a cockpit for a reason’ by a male pilot”. This is despite the word originating from a 16 th century blood sport called cockfighting (fighting between male roosters) before it was later adapted into use by World War One fighter pilots.
Other terms ALPA deems must be avoided include “manpower” (with “people power” preferred) while pilots are also encouraged to avoid using “mother/father”, “husband/wife” and “boyfriend/girlfriend”.
ALPA said in a statement to Fox News […]
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