After months of prodding by the White House and the New York State Commission Against Discrimination, 18 U.S. airlines last week took a big step toward hiring Negroes for flight crews. The lines, all of which fly into New York, announced a joint policy of "judging applicants in all categories of employment and upgrading on the basis of merit, without regard to race, creed, color or national origin." In addition, they agreed not to solicit job seekers from agencies and schools that bar Negroes.
On the ground, the airlines already employ about 5,000 Negroes, roughly 4% of their working force,...
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