Celio DIAZ, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge;
This appeal presents the important question of whether Pan American Airlines’ refusal to hire appellant and his *386class of males solely on the basis of their sex violates § 703(a) (1) of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Because we feel that being a female is not a “bona fide occupational qualification” for the job of flight cabin attendant, appellee’s refusal to hire appellant’s class solely because of their sex, does constitute a violation of the Act.
The facts in this case are not in dispute. Celio Diaz applied for a job as flight cabin attendant with Pan American…
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