On the wings of progress - Less than 1 percent of those flying commercial planes are black

In 1976, when the Organization of Black Airline pilots was founded, there were about 80 black pilots working for the nation's major and commuter passenger and freight airlines. That number has grown to 674 today, the organization said. But that still represents less than 1 percent of the 71,000 pilots working for those airlines...  Read more at chron.com