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Kinaya Ware’s first flight as a pilot was a family celebration — and a historic aviation moment

Pilot Kinaya Ware’s first flight as a First Officer with Southwest Airlines became an unexpected viral sensation when her family turned her professional debut into a full-blown celebration. The TikTok ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Just 5% of pilots are women. This Delta pilot has been trying to change that.Just 5% of pilots are women. This Delta pilot has been trying to change that.

“There’s a saying out there: ‘If you can see it, you can be it,’” said Cheri Rohlfing, a nearly 25-year Delta Air Lines pilot. And it’s not common to see female pilots out in the world. Only 5.2% of ...
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Women's Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) and Soviet Women Pilots Photographs [Noggle]

Click to open image viewer. NASM-9A19521: Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) ferry pilot in the cockpit of a Bell P-63A Kingcobra; circa 1944. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information.
San Diego Union-Tribune

‘Spitfires’ author recounts little-known story of World War II’s American women pilots

Thousands of books and films have been made over the past 80 years celebrating the bravery of American servicemen during World War II. But what about the 25 American women pilots who also risked their ...