We became the first mother-daughter duo to copilot an international flight — here's how the FedEx trip happened and what it was like

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Teri Eidson and Nicole McCallister
Teri Eidson and Nicole McCallister.

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American Airlines has opened a new $250 million employee-only hotel in Texas, with 600 rooms — see inside Skyview 6

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American Airlines opened its employee-only Skyview 6
Actual photo of American Airlines' Skyview 6 tavern.

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An airline had to remind its pilots to keep cockpits 'sterile' after one invited a friend onto the flight deck and asked crew to serve her food and alcohol, reports say

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An Air India plane.

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I was the first woman to be hired as a pilot by a major US airline in 1973. When I first started, they called me 'the little girl' and a uniform for women didn't even exist.

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Bonnie Tiburzi, the first woman to fly as a pilot for American Airlines, posing for a picture in the cockpit of a plane.
Bonnie Tiburzi was hired as a pilot by American Airlines in 1973, becoming the first woman in the US to fly as a pilot for a major commercial airline.

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Airlines are combating the pilot shortage by paying pilots more, making it easier to become one, and hiring from Australia

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Airline pilot walking through an airport.
Airline pilot walking through an airport.

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A Southwest Airlines pilot became incapacitated while flying. A pilot from another airline was on board — and jumped in to help.

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A Southwest pilot had a medical issue as he was flying a plane, so a pilot from another airline who happened to be on board stepped in to help.

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Delta pilots are getting a massive raise as airlines battle a persistent labor shortage

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Delta pilot picket.
Negotiations for a new contract started in April 2019, were paused for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, and resumed in January 2022.

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Map shows each country's DREAM job based on Google search data — and reveals most people wish they were pilots

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Remitly's world dream job map
Remitly's searched is based on information provided by the countries that had enough search data to be featured and analyzed.

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See inside the Boeing 787 flight simulator where Singapore Airlines pilots train

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Singapore Airlines Boeing 787 flight simulator.
Singapore Airlines Boeing 787 flight simulator.

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