One of First Female Pilots in U.S. on 'illegal' way she flew planes in 70s
Within half an hour of her first-ever flight, "a spell was cast," pilot Stephanie Wallach said, noting "I just knew that that ...
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Aer Lingus reopens training in push for more female pilots
Aer Lingus is reopening its pilot training programme and is encouraging more female candidates to apply. Through a ...
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Fly in the face of challenges: how a designer became an airplane pilot, as a woman in a male-dominated profession
especially considering only 5.8 per cent of the world’s commercial pilots are women, according to the International Society of Women Airline Pilots. After years of preparation, Ho met her goal ...
U.S. Air Force revising training course that includes videos of Tuskegee Airmen, female WWII pilots
The Tuskegee Airmen were founded in 1941 in Tuskegee, Alabama when the U.S. Army Air Corp began a program to train Black servicemembers as Air Corps Cadets.
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They were part of Afghanistan’s first-ever all-female flight. Then their lives were turned upside down.
In 2021, six women — two pilots and four cabin crew — participated in Afghanistan’s first-ever all-female flight. It was a ...
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Air Force to resume teaching on first Black, female pilots after DEI backlash
The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of over 15,000 Black pilots, mechanics, and cooks who served in the segregated Army during World War II. The Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs) were a ...
Trump's DEI order strips Air Force curriculum of 1st Black pilots, female WWII pilots
Trump's executive order halting DEI means the Air Force no longer teaches recruits about WWII's Tuskegee Airmen and the Women ...
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Air Force to resume teaching on first Black, female pilots after DEI backlash
Fewer than 1% of Tuskegee Airmen are alive today. A White House initiative aims to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion programs from the federal government, which would have led the U.S. Air ...