Retired United Airlines 747 Captain Eldridge Johnson speaks during a press conference calling for Congress and the US Department of Justice to launch a federal investigation into the hiring and promoting practices of United Airlines at The National Press Club September 15, 2016 in Washington, DC. A group of African American pilots have pursued legal action against United Airlines and their civil rights claims are pending in federal court for the company's treatment of African Americans. / AFP PHOTO / ZACH GIBSONZACH GIBSON/AFP/Getty Images