Captain Chresten Wilson reflects on 41 years of flying, global adventures, and inspiring future pilots. When Captain Chresten Wilson drove by United Airlines’ training center in 1974, she turned to ...

Becoming a commercial airline pilot in Japan, particularly at major carriers like Japan Airlines (JAL) or All Nippon Airways, (ANA) presents a unique set of steep challenges for women and veterans of ...

On October 14, Queen Suthida of the Kingdom of Thailand personally piloted the royal Boeing 737-800 (registration HS-HMK) ...

Nia Gilliam wasn't a captain yet on Sept. 11, 2001. At just 25 years old, she was sitting in the co-pilot seat on the runway at Newark Liberty International Airport, waiting for air traffic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nia Gilliam proclaimed she'd never fly again after 9/11. The morning of Sept. 11, 2001, felt normal. The Atlantic Coast Airlines ...

When Spirit Airlines stopped flying, 17,000 jobs disappeared along with it. "I know how frustrating it is and devastating it can be to people, employees and their families," said former Spirit ...

Tammie Jo Shults, who guided Southwest Flight 1380 into Philadelphia after losing an engine over southeast Pennsylvania this week, is a rare breed. Not only is she one of the nation’s first female ...

When Captain Chresten Wilson drove by United Airlines’ training center in 1974, she turned to her mother and said she’d be there one day. At just 12 years old, she didn’t know being a female pilot was ...