Aviation Week

Etihad pilot qualifies to become first female captain

Etihad Airways is celebrating the maiden commercial flight of its first female captain, Sophie Blanchard. Captain Blanchard, a French national, will take the controls of the left hand seat in the ...

Meet the retired United captain who flew nearly every Boeing jet and broke barriers as the USAF's first Black woman pilot

A viral TikTok video about retired United captain and USAF veteran Theresa Claiborne comes at a time when diversity in ...
FLYING Magazine

Airline Pilot Levels: From Captain to Second Officer

The first officer or copilot is second in command to the captain and assists in flight preparations and the operation of the ...

Soaring to the top: China appoints first female captain for flights on home-grown C919

Promotion of former Boeing 737 pilot Yu Yue, who holds a ‘zero error’ record, called an inspiration to women across the ...

China appoints first female captain to fly home-grown C919 jet

Promotion of former Boeing 737 pilot Yu Yue, who holds a ‘zero error’ record, called an inspiration to women across the ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Air Force graduates its largest class of female test pilots and engineers in history

They soar into the desert skies, piloting some of the most sophisticated aircraft the world has ever seen. They have an innate understanding of high-performance aircraft and are always pushing the ...
Aviation Week

South African Airways appoints Captain Eric Manentsa as chief pilot

South African Airways (SAA) has announced Captain Eric Manentsa as its new chief pilot. The announcement, which was made by minister Malusi Gigaba, Minister of Public Enterprises, follows the ...