All-Black Female Crew Operates American Airlines Flight to Honor Bessie Coleman
In a statement, the airline said it is “being intentional in its efforts to diversify the flight deck,” stating that Black women “have been notably underrepresented in the aviation industry, especially as pilots, representing less than 1% in the commercial airline industry.”
It added that through the American Airlines Cadet Academy, they are committed to “expanding awareness of and increasing accessibility to the pilot career within diverse communities.”Arturo Barbera/Courtesy American Airlines Additionally, the day after the historic flight, the pilots, cadets and members of the Bessie Coleman Foundation met with students at The Academies at South Mountain in Phoenix, to talk about careers in aviation, the video shared.
In 1921, Bessie became the first African American woman, and first woman of Native American descent, to hold a pilot’s license, per Bessie died on April 30, 1926, in Jacksonville, Florida, the website reports. She was preparing for an air show when an unsecured wrench got caught in the control gears, forcing the plane to crash. Bessie, who was not wearing a seatbelt, died at the age of 34.
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