The recent, tragic airline-helicopter crash at Washington’s Reagan National Airport has thrust the Federal Aviation Administration into the spotlight, with its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies at the center of the controversy.  Adding urgency to the discussion are reports indicating that the airport’s extremely busy traffic control tower was understaffed at the time of the collision, a deficiency that some experts attribute to the FAA’s prioritization of diversity hiring over merit-based selection.

At the same time, the FAA is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging that it denied 1,000 would-be air traffic controllers jobs because of diversity hiring targets. Details of the long-pending litigation have resurfaced, with lead plaintiff Andrew Brigida arguing that the FAA’s focus on DEI hiring practices made an accident like this virtually inevitable.

This is precisely why it is so troubling to learn that a strong advocate for DEI is under consideration to lead the FAA. 

The name of Alex Wilcox, who now heads JSX Air, has been floated as a potential nominee. As JSX CEO, Wilcox openly championed DEI, even celebrating his........

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