Have you ever seen a female 747 pilot before?
Apr 10, 2008, 7:28 am
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Have you ever seen a female 747 pilot before?
Just wondering. If so what airline or airlines?
Apr 10, 2008, 7:30 am
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Yes, and straight male FA's.....What an age to be alive.
Apr 10, 2008, 7:38 am
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Yes, and straight male FA's.....What an age to be alive.
I know the question might sound all 12th century but I still wanted to ask. What airline did you see them on?
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Apr 10, 2008, 9:17 am
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Definitely, sure UA has female pilots in every aircraft type including 747's.
Apr 10, 2008, 9:21 am
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The first officer on an LH 747-400 flight I took two years ago was female...
Apr 10, 2008, 9:22 am
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QF for one. The airline recruits cadets for entry into the pilot programme, and doesn't recruit ex-military as the U.S. airlines do (though there certainly are a number of female U.S. military transport pilots).
Apr 10, 2008, 9:46 am
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QF for one. The airline recruits cadets for entry into the pilot programme, and doesn't recruit ex-military as the U.S. airlines do (though there certainly are a number of female U.S. military transport pilots).
That's not 100% true, QF cadets are not given any guarantee of a job when they finish and have to fully self fund their training, QF does have a direct entry scheme which most military pilots would apply through.
Apr 10, 2008, 9:49 am
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Yes, dozens.
Apr 10, 2008, 10:26 am
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Yes, and straight male FA's.....What an age to be alive.
Relax...
Apr 10, 2008, 6:56 pm
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UA 747 from CDG to ORD this past Sunday
Apr 10, 2008, 7:50 pm
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did not there were female pilot,
Apr 10, 2008, 10:11 pm
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Atlas Air (Cargo airline) has a few female 747 Captains - I used to see them regularly at the hotel I was working at in Singapore.
Apr 10, 2008, 10:29 pm
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BA also has female 747 flight officers.
Apr 10, 2008, 11:13 pm
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FedEx also had at least one female first officer before they retired the Flying Tigers 747's.
Apr 10, 2008, 9:22 am