United Airlines captain breaks barriers as one of few Black women pilots: 'Women belong everywhere'
According to Centre for Aviation, women make up around 5-6% of airline pilots in the U.S. And organizations like Sisters of ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
One Man’s Tale of Courage Flying Fighters in the Dark
Northrop’s P-61 Black Widow was late to the war. The fighter-bomber didn’t fly its first combat mission until June 1944, when ...
Sky's the limit! Jackson Vietnam vet, 89, has taught thousands to fly
Joe Holt is an aviation pioneer, having battled racial discrimination to eventually teach thousands of future pilots to enjoy ...
The Western Journal on MSN4dOpinion
DEI in Airlines Having Haunting Effect on Veteran Pilots: Many Afraid to Leave Co-Pilots Alone in the Cockpit
Veteran airline captain Sherry Walker said the infestation of DEI hiring programs has eroded safety standards so much that ...
Air Force Times on MSN13d
Air Force purges photos, websites on pioneering female pilots
Some websites on retired Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, the Air Force's first female fighter pilot, and the World War II-era WASPs have been pulled offline.
Waterford News & Star1d
Waterford pilots celebrate 30 years of AFTA in business
Pilots from Atlantic Flight Training Academy (AFTA) have attended the Black Tie-Aviation Ball. The event was to honour former ...
The New York Times3d
The Sunday Read: ‘Why Airline Pilots Feel Pushed to Hide Their Mental Illness’
a pilot for a major U.S. airline, returned from his 30th birthday trip in Croatia in October 2022 — sailing on a catamaran, eating great food, socializing with friends — and cried. This wasn ...