A United Airlines pilot has reached a position at the airline never before held by a woman, the airline announces in a ...

The WASPs risked their lives flying for the Army. But for decades, the U.S. government refused to recognize their military ...

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Bernice Blake Perry, a staple in the aviation community and born in New Hampshire, broke barriers for women in her field.

At Stephen F. Austin State University, one program is helping change the landscape by encouraging more women to pursue careers in the skies.

United Airlines has over 18,000 pilots—and after 42 years in the cockpit, Chresten Wilson is poised to become the most senior ...

Azellia White, one of the nation's first African American female pilots, earned her pilot's license just after World War II and found freedom flying in the skies above the Jim Crow South. "She says ...

Women have been flying for more than a century, but still make up only roughly 7-8% of all pilots in the United States. For Judi Fisher, that statistic is something she is determined to change.

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If the thought of turbulence makes you sweat and you end up gripping the armrest the whole flight, you're not alone. According to a study about the fear of flying, up to 40% of the population is ...

Women are amazing on the land and the sea, but especially the skies. Ever since Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman to earn her pilot’s license in 1910, women have been making their mark in ...