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Meet Zimbabwe’s first female helicopter pilot who defied odds in South Africa to earn her license

Elizabeth Vavashe never imagined earning a commercial pilot’s license at 26 and becoming the first woman in Zimbabwe to qualify to fly a helicopter. From humble beginnings in Hwange, where she was ...
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Thai Airways appoints first female pilot after 66 years, female pilots still under-represented in airlines worldwide

Thai Airways gets its first female pilot after 66 years on a Bangkok to Hanoi flight, as women remain about 6% of airline ...
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‘The smell of death permeated the cockpit’: From first female airline pilot to author, Valerie Walker’s gripping 9/11 story

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — One of the first female airline pilots in the United States and a pilot during the time of September 11, ...
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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 amid a time when diversity is being threatened in aviation.Courtesy of Retired United Captain Theresa ...
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United Airlines Pilot Reaches Milestone For Women In Aviation

For the first time, a United pilot has reached a position that has never before been held by a woman, marking a long-term trend for female aviators. A United Airlines 787-9 Dreamliner. A United ...