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Discussion among UCLA faculty, leadership and alumni emphasized education, advocacy, allyship iStock.com/Cavan Images May 10, 2021 Most people have heard the term “glass ceiling,” the invisible barrier that prevents women and people of color from advancing in the workplace. But fewer people know the term “bamboo ceiling,” which refers to the barrier that impedes Asian Americans from career advancement and opportunities. Christopher Tang, the Edward W. Carter Professor of Business Administration at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, recently wrote a Los Angeles Times opinion piece...

Global Aviation Safety Campaign Targets ‘Bunch of Garbage’ to Ease Pilot Overload When it came time to land at San Francisco on July 7, 2017, the pilots of an Air Canada jet could not recall a critical piece of information buried on page eight of a 27-page briefing package: the closure of one of the airport’s two runways. Mistaking the runway they were cleared to land on for the one that was closed, the fatigued pilots chose the wrong reference point and lined up to land on a parallel taxiway instead. They came within seconds of colliding with four planes. More than three years later, a...

Article content When it came time to land at San Francisco on July 7, 2017, the pilots of an Air Canada jet could not recall a critical piece of information buried on page eight of a 27-page briefing package: the closure of one of the airport’s two runways. Mistaking the runway they were cleared to land on for the one that was closed, the fatigued pilots chose the wrong reference point and lined up to land on a parallel taxiway instead. They came within seconds of colliding with four planes. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or

5 Min Read (Reuters) - When it came time to land at San Francisco on July 7, 2017, the pilots of an Air Canada jet could not recall a critical piece of information buried on page eight of a 27-page briefing package: the closure of one of the airport’s two runways. Mistaking the runway they were cleared to land on for the one that was closed, the fatigued pilots chose the wrong reference point and lined up to land on a parallel taxiway instead. They came within seconds of colliding with four planes. More than three years later, a global campaign has been launched to improve aviation safety b...