Greg Sumner: Airline Pilot Season 3

Greg Sumner grew up fascinated by airplanes and managed to parlay that love of aviation into a career as a pilot, flying some of the most iconic aircraft out there for United Airlines. He also served as the co-chair of the National Gay Pilots Association, a worldwide organization dedicated to creating community for LGBTQ+ people across all aviation jobs, and fostering a more inclusive industry. He joined me to share some of his favorite pilot stories, to talk about a 9/11 hero who was a member of the National Gay Pilots Association, and explain why he feels diversity and inclusion aren’t just buzzwords, but a matter of life and death. Content note: At about 28:40, Greg shares a derogatory term for a gay man that was used to describe him by another pilot.

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Greg Sumner: Airline Pilot Season 3 is an episode from Flight Deck Podcast by The Museum of Flight.

This episode is 01:02:50 long.

This episode was published on Nov 21, 2023.

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