In 1972, trailblazing British pilot Yvonne Pope Sintes took off for Glasgow with Dan Air as the UK’s first female commercial airline captain. Over 54 years later, carriers are campaigning for women to ...

Emirates has appointed Captain Hanan Jawad and Captain Bakhita Al Mheiri as its first female Emirati captains, marking a ...

Meet Emirates' first two female Emirati captains as Hanan and Bakhita share their inspiring journey from cadet pilots to ...

Etihad Airways is celebrating the maiden commercial flight of its first female captain, Sophie Blanchard. Captain Blanchard, a French national, will take the controls of the left hand seat in the ...

Chresten Wilson will become United Airlines' first female most senior pilot in May after a 41-year career with the airline Wilson, who has been a captain for 33 years, says her childhood dream of ...

Like Bakhita, Hanan was the first person in her family to become a pilot, which proved to be a challenge as her family were ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (WABC) -- A group of female pilots are planning to make history this weekend while honoring a fallen legend. The Navy will perform its first ever, all-female flyover Saturday ...

She soared through the glass ceiling in an airplane and reached the very top of her profession. For a female pilot starting out in 1980, it was a long haul. But Captain Margie Freeman navigated the ...

Wizz Air, the fastest growing European airline, has marked International Women’s Day 2026 by operating a series of all-female flights across multiple markets. Seventy female pilots and cabin crew ...

JAZAN — Rawan Hamdi has made history as the first woman from the southern Jazan region to obtain a captain pilot license. Her journey of empowerment stands as a landmark achievement, reflecting the ...

A pilot who achieved the rank of captain at BermudAir says more local women are showing an interest in flying. Thays Emilly Silva, the airline’s only female pilot, said she and her colleagues had been ...