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Michelle Gooris, also known as DutchPilotGirl, is a Dutch airline pilot known for documenting the life of a pilot and promoting learning to fly. [1] She seeks to dispel the misconceptions of becoming a pilot as well as showing a cockpits view of the world. [1] Gooris was initially aimed at a medical career going to medical school. [3]
Candalyn "Candi" Kubeck (née Chamberlin, May 10, 1961 – May 11, 1996) was an American commercial airline pilot and the captain of ValuJet Flight 592.This flight crashed into the Everglades in 1996, after oxygen generators illegally placed inside a cargo hold, which started and maintained a fire that disrupted aircraft functionality and flooded the entire cabin and cockpit with smoke.
Beverley Bass (born March 27, 1952) [1] is an American aircraft pilot and was the first female captain of an American Airlines commercial plane. [a] She was hired in 1976 by American Airlines as their third female pilot. [2]
Captain Theresa Claiborne flew military jets before becoming a commercial pilot for United Airlines. Now after 43 years, she’s hanging up her pilot’s wings.
This pilot’s behind-the-scenes video showing us what pilots see while landing has gone viral on TikTok. Pilot’s POV videos reveal what takeoff and landing look like from the cockpit [Video ...
In 1973, at age 24, she became the first female pilot for American Airlines and the first female pilot for a major American commercial airline. [1] She flew as a Captain on the Boeing 727, Boeing 757 and the Boeing 767. In 1986 Tiburzi wrote her autobiography, Takeoff: The Story of America's First Woman Pilot for a Major Airline. [3]
Tammie Jo Shults (born Bonnell; born November 2, 1961) is an American retired commercial airline captain, author, and former naval aviator. She was one of the first female fighter pilots to serve in the United States Navy. Following active duty she became a pilot for Southwest Airlines. [2] She retired from Southwest Airlines in 2020.
Annabel Vundla, is a South African airline transport pilot, who serves as a Flight Captain at South African Airways (SAA), the national carrier airline of South Africa.She is the first black female flight captain at SAA, since the airline was founded more than 90 years ago.