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© 2018 AFPWomen pilots fly against cockpit prejudices
By Sonia Wolf FARNBOROUGH, England©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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JonathanJo
Amy Johnson, Amelia Earhart... it shouldn't come as a total shock that women can fly.
ebisen
HUH?! Women have always flown planes ,and they have proven that they're at least as good as we, the men. My ex flight instructor was a national champion of aerobatics, and incidentally she was female. She was extremely good, and thought me so much I can't ever be thankful enough. I feel priviledged enough to have flown with her, and to have her do a complete show with me in the cockpit, this is an experience one can't come by easily... Whoever denies that females can't fly is an idiot, plain and simple.
Maria
It shouldn't even be an issue. Ridiculous that it is.
Tokyo-Engr
On the U.S. carriers I am seeing more and more female pilots on my flights to the U.S. in recent years. These flights were on United (listed in the article). Good for them. As Maria said this should not even be an issue and in the U.S. (from what I have heard) airlines are actually seeking qualified women to fly.
When I am a passenger I do not care if the pilot is male, female, white, black, asian....whatever. I just want the best qualified person flying the plane and I am quite sure that gender does not play a role in qualifying pilots.
mmwkdw
oh come on... Women flying ? Really ? This is news ? Well, I guess the airline kitted the cockpit out with pink dice hanging from the windshield mirror , and pink kitty chan decor everywhere too (being sarcastic)
Ah_so
Is this your way of saying that you condone the status quo but by making it sound like women are to blame?
I look forward to hearing your views why women choose not to take senior positions in companies, the government and the civil service.