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Swede

(38,979 posts)
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 08:31 PM Nov 2025

AA flight operated entirely by Black women, from maintenance crew to the all female crew from Dallas to Phoenix. ❤️

Nice

American Airlines ✈️ honored Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license 100 years ago, with a flight operated entirely by Black women, from maintenance crew to the all female crew from Dallas to Phoenix. ❤️

This is special, this is newsworthy.

#Pinks #ProudBlue

Margaret G (@mls0308.bsky.social) 2025-11-22T23:45:33.014Z
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AA flight operated entirely by Black women, from maintenance crew to the all female crew from Dallas to Phoenix. ❤️ (Original Post) Swede Nov 2025 OP
that's cool! Skittles Nov 2025 #1
1000 Recs! pdxflyboy Nov 2025 #2
THAT IS SO GAWD DAMN COOL...... a kennedy Nov 2025 #3
Awesome! Diamond_Dog Nov 2025 #4
That's from 2022 WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2025 #5
Ok...but it still cool! electric_blue68 Nov 2025 #7
Take that Charlie Kirk NoRethugFriends Nov 2025 #6
this gets me all choked up. makes me so happy for them. flying_wahini Nov 2025 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Duncan Grant Nov 2025 #9
K & R berniesandersmittens Nov 2025 #10
I would feel so safe on that flight. Aristus Nov 2025 #11
Whereas Charlie Kirk ... Trumpdumper Nov 2025 #15
... Aristus Nov 2025 #16
Bad asses !!!! SamKnause Nov 2025 #12
K&R SamKnause Nov 2025 #13
The future is female and Black American women have been bringing it forever! Bravo ladies! OMGWTF Nov 2025 #14
Last year... 2naSalit Nov 2025 #17
Awesome 😎!! n/t iluvtennis Nov 2025 #18
That's great! Wounded Bear Nov 2025 #19
Pretty cool 😎 MustLoveBeagles Nov 2025 #20
Black women - getting it done! FU Kegsbreath. Marie Marie Nov 2025 #21
Beautiful! 💙 Cha Nov 2025 #22
So weird to think pilots have been getting licenses for more than 100 years LearnedHand Nov 2025 #23
Kick. BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 2025 #24

Response to Swede (Original post)

Aristus

(71,950 posts)
11. I would feel so safe on that flight.
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 09:23 PM
Nov 2025

Because I know how hard they all worked to get where they are, and how hard they have to continue to work to be considered the best in their profession.

Trumpdumper

(223 posts)
15. Whereas Charlie Kirk ...
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 10:03 PM
Nov 2025

… lionized as a beacon of truth and realism among the right, would have been scared to death to board such a flight. Charlie Kirk was still is an asshole.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/fact-check-real-charlie-kirk-214400078.html

Aristus

(71,950 posts)
16. ...
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 10:05 PM
Nov 2025


Let us observe a solemn moment of remembrance for Charlie Kirk’s last words: “Gluck! Glug! Ack! Splugg! GACK!…”

OMGWTF

(5,049 posts)
14. The future is female and Black American women have been bringing it forever! Bravo ladies!
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 09:48 PM
Nov 2025

2naSalit

(101,499 posts)
17. Last year...
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 10:34 PM
Nov 2025

I flew to the east coast for the eclipse and while I was spending an inordinate length of time in a major airport, I saw one particular crew of five or six, pilots and uniformed air crew, all women, one was white. I hope I didn't look like I was staring but I watched as they passed by out in the corridor, they were happy and laughing together. Made me feel good inside, like I had been part of the beginning of women in "male" occupations/professions. I hoped they would fly my flights at some point, or others like them.

Wounded Bear

(64,066 posts)
19. That's great!
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 11:06 PM
Nov 2025

Though I wish I didn't live in a time and world where we didn't have to celebrate things like this.

LearnedHand

(5,322 posts)
23. So weird to think pilots have been getting licenses for more than 100 years
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 03:33 AM
Nov 2025

I mean it makes sense, but I never thought about it until I saw she received her license that long ago.

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