so profile towards Muslim pilots its not a case of either / or

Not at all either/or.

There should be and probably are a number of methods ("profiles") for picking a
subset for more intensive review. Some are publicized, like buyers of one-way
tickets bought at the last minute. The point is that if Muslims or Muslim
pilots are logically determined to merit extra attention then it is stupid
political correctness to use the pejorative "racial profiling" and argue that it
should not be done. "Racial profiling" may be just as valuable as "type of
ticket buyer profiling."

You can also profile for groups which merit minimal attention. For example,
"Chinese grandmothers" would be a good candidate group where screening effort
could be minimized. This, too, is sensible "racial profiling." Personally, I
would argue that "fat old white guys" is another "racial profile" where
screening could logically be minimized. Then I could get through airports
faster. :-)

There are lots of reasons to use "racial profiling." In medical research, for
example, it is logical to use race when studying sickle cell anemia (blacks),
cystic fibrosis (northern Europeans), and Tay-Sachs disease (Jews).

It is unfortunate that the "political correctness police" have hijacked a
perfectly innocent phrase and made it pejorative.