Passenger’s Sexist Note Left on WestJet Flight Stirs Pilot’s Heated Response
Mar 11, 2014, 8:22 am
#46
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These are vague hypotheticals.
How many female have you seen wearing heels while on duty? Don't just make up stuff unless you have actual facts. Of course, you could be just looking for attention by making posts like the original one as well as this one, in which case.. yes, you got your wish.
How many female have you seen wearing heels while on duty? Don't just make up stuff unless you have actual facts. Of course, you could be just looking for attention by making posts like the original one as well as this one, in which case.. yes, you got your wish.
Mar 11, 2014, 8:29 am
#47
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Note: Attempt at humor follows
Originally, I thought the pilot should also just dump the note. It would be her secret.
But then, I saw where the plane was going, and realized that she would just be reinforcing gender stereotypes.
You see, if somebody found the note, they could just accuse her of being too involved with Victoria's Secret!
Mike
Originally, I thought the pilot should also just dump the note. It would be her secret.
But then, I saw where the plane was going, and realized that she would just be reinforcing gender stereotypes.
You see, if somebody found the note, they could just accuse her of being too involved with Victoria's Secret!
Mike
Mar 11, 2014, 6:05 pm
#52
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I wish airlines WOULD publicize way in advance when cockpit crew was female - I would choose those flights above others.
I remember way back in the 70's when I was an Air Force wife, reading about a military medical training flight where the entire crew of 16 - pilot, co-pilot, doctors, nurses, crewpeople - were ALL female. I was overjoyed.
But of course the best thing is that this is all commonplace today.
I remember way back in the 70's when I was an Air Force wife, reading about a military medical training flight where the entire crew of 16 - pilot, co-pilot, doctors, nurses, crewpeople - were ALL female. I was overjoyed.
But of course the best thing is that this is all commonplace today.
Mar 11, 2014, 8:05 pm
#53
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I wish airlines WOULD publicize way in advance when cockpit crew was female - I would choose those flights above others.
I remember way back in the 70's when I was an Air Force wife, reading about a military medical training flight where the entire crew of 16 - pilot, co-pilot, doctors, nurses, crewpeople - were ALL female. I was overjoyed.
But of course the best thing is that this is all commonplace today.
I remember way back in the 70's when I was an Air Force wife, reading about a military medical training flight where the entire crew of 16 - pilot, co-pilot, doctors, nurses, crewpeople - were ALL female. I was overjoyed.
But of course the best thing is that this is all commonplace today.
Last edited by 1Newflyer; Mar 11, 2014 at 8:26 pm
Mar 11, 2014, 9:23 pm
#54
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CO History - Gordon Bethune Working the Departure Gate and a All-Woman Crew!
I posted the following on the AA Forum in 2005 in response to a thread there, and after re-reading it I thought that it would interest some of the readers of this Thread...
Some years ago, I was flying from Houston to LGW, connecting in IAH from LAX. I proceeded to the gate at IAH and presented my BP's to a man working the counter who looked familiar to me as someone I'd seen on the news and depicted in business magazines. I said, "Aren't you Gordon...?" and before I could say the last name, he interrupted and said, "I'm just another Continental Airlines employee!" Here was the "Head Dude" working the counter! Certainly not coincidentally, after the DC10 was aloft, an announcement from the flight deck advised pax that the entire flight crew was female... The first time, according to the Captain, that an all-woman crew, including the Captain, Co-Pilot, Flight Engineer and the entire Cabin Crew was flying a heavy passenger aircraft to Europe. The Captain obviously had a sense of humor, because she said that "Any passenger that isn't comfortable with that information is welcome to deplane!" Of course, we were ascending to cruising altitude at the time. As I recall, the flight was uneventful and enjoyable. I've made the journey from the US to Europe well over a hundred times in everything from B707's & DC8's with ram-jet engines to the latest Airbus and Boeing Jumbo's, on Carriers from Pan Am, Laker, et al, but that singular CO flight stands out as being one of the most satisfying.
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Some years ago, I was flying from Houston to LGW, connecting in IAH from LAX. I proceeded to the gate at IAH and presented my BP's to a man working the counter who looked familiar to me as someone I'd seen on the news and depicted in business magazines. I said, "Aren't you Gordon...?" and before I could say the last name, he interrupted and said, "I'm just another Continental Airlines employee!" Here was the "Head Dude" working the counter! Certainly not coincidentally, after the DC10 was aloft, an announcement from the flight deck advised pax that the entire flight crew was female... The first time, according to the Captain, that an all-woman crew, including the Captain, Co-Pilot, Flight Engineer and the entire Cabin Crew was flying a heavy passenger aircraft to Europe. The Captain obviously had a sense of humor, because she said that "Any passenger that isn't comfortable with that information is welcome to deplane!" Of course, we were ascending to cruising altitude at the time. As I recall, the flight was uneventful and enjoyable. I've made the journey from the US to Europe well over a hundred times in everything from B707's & DC8's with ram-jet engines to the latest Airbus and Boeing Jumbo's, on Carriers from Pan Am, Laker, et al, but that singular CO flight stands out as being one of the most satisfying.
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Mar 11, 2014, 9:52 pm
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I posted the following on the AA Forum in 2005 in response to a thread there, and after re-reading it I thought that it would interest some of the readers of this Thread...
Some years ago, I was flying from Houston to LGW, connecting in IAH from LAX. I proceeded to the gate at IAH and presented my BP's to a man working the counter who looked familiar to me as someone I'd seen on the news and depicted in business magazines. I said, "Aren't you Gordon...?" and before I could say the last name, he interrupted and said, "I'm just another Continental Airlines employee!" Here was the "Head Dude" working the counter! Certainly not coincidentally, after the DC10 was aloft, an announcement from the flight deck advised pax that the entire flight crew was female... The first time, according to the Captain, that an all-woman crew, including the Captain, Co-Pilot, Flight Engineer and the entire Cabin Crew was flying a heavy passenger aircraft to Europe. The Captain obviously had a sense of humor, because she said that "Any passenger that isn't comfortable with that information is welcome to deplane!" Of course, we were ascending to cruising altitude at the time. As I recall, the flight was uneventful and enjoyable. I've made the journey from the US to Europe well over a hundred times in everything from B707's & DC8's with ram-jet engines to the latest Airbus and Boeing Jumbo's, on Carriers from Pan Am, Laker, et al, but that singular CO flight stands out as being one of the most satisfying. *
Some years ago, I was flying from Houston to LGW, connecting in IAH from LAX. I proceeded to the gate at IAH and presented my BP's to a man working the counter who looked familiar to me as someone I'd seen on the news and depicted in business magazines. I said, "Aren't you Gordon...?" and before I could say the last name, he interrupted and said, "I'm just another Continental Airlines employee!" Here was the "Head Dude" working the counter! Certainly not coincidentally, after the DC10 was aloft, an announcement from the flight deck advised pax that the entire flight crew was female... The first time, according to the Captain, that an all-woman crew, including the Captain, Co-Pilot, Flight Engineer and the entire Cabin Crew was flying a heavy passenger aircraft to Europe. The Captain obviously had a sense of humor, because she said that "Any passenger that isn't comfortable with that information is welcome to deplane!" Of course, we were ascending to cruising altitude at the time. As I recall, the flight was uneventful and enjoyable. I've made the journey from the US to Europe well over a hundred times in everything from B707's & DC8's with ram-jet engines to the latest Airbus and Boeing Jumbo's, on Carriers from Pan Am, Laker, et al, but that singular CO flight stands out as being one of the most satisfying. *