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Air France B777 with all-female crew (Original Post)
Blue_Tires
Jul 2012
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xmas74
(29,779 posts)1. I'll definitely show this to my child! nt
MadrasT
(7,237 posts)2. Way cool, thanks!
It will be even cooler someday when it isn't newsworthy.
groundloop
(12,334 posts)3. Don't take this the wrong way, but I don't see this as newsworthy
When I first started flying over 20 years ago I took my private pilot checkride and then my instrument checkride from a female examiner (who really really knew her stuff). There were plenty of women I knew who were either getting their tickets or were already flying. It just wasn't a big deal, and I just don't see the big deal in this story (other than a few people who have chosen to make it a big deal).
MadrasT
(7,237 posts)6. I fly 100,000 miles a year
And while it is very normal to see women in the cockpit, a plane as big as a 777 with an entirely female crew is a bit unusual.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)8. See comment #7 n/t
maddezmom
(135,060 posts)4. very cool
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Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)7. Because this is an all female crew in the cockpit of a commericial airline...
when have you ever heard of that before?
My guess is NEVER before.