An all-Black female crew operated an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix in honor of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license in 1921
The airline hosted the Bessie Coleman Aviation All-Stars tour this week to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Coleman performing the first public flight by an African American woman in 1922. "She bravely broke down barriers within the world of aviation and paved the path for many to follow," American Airlines said in a statement.American pilot Bessie Coleman in her bi-plane, circa 1920.
While she never fulfilled her dream to open a flight school for future Black pilots, Coleman's imprint on aviation history lives on, CNN previously reported.Bessie Coleman and the women pilots history shouldn't forgetBlack women have been"notably underrepresented in the aviation industry, especially as pilots, representing less than 1% in the commercial airline industry," American Airlines said.
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