Aviation History
It is nice to know we have multiple ways of transportation when it comes to traveling. Either by train, boat, car, bus, or airplane we know there is a captain in charge and responsible of every passenger’s safety. When traveling by airplane before take-off, passengers always hear an announcement similar to this, “Hello, this is your captain speaking.” How many of those captains’ voices making that announcement have belonged to a woman? Women make up approximately 5% of the 53,000 members in the Air Line Pilots Association. This figure represents pilots serving at regional and major airlines Continue reading...