The crew took a photo outside the aircraft, mirroring a photo taken in 1986 by American Airlines first all-female flight crew.
Pauwels said she did not grow up being able to see other female pilots. Rather than discourage her, it fueled her desire to be one. Because I was told it wasn t possible, Pauwels said. So I really decided I would like to prove them wrong.
Pauwels has been breaking through the cloud ceiling ever since. In 1988, she was the youngest female jet cargo airline captain in the world. In 2000 she became American Airlines first Hispanic female captain. Pauwels also trains pilots on the Boeing 787.
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First flight takes off on new Fayetteville to Dallas-Fort Worth route
The first flight from Fayetteville to Dallas Fort Worth took off Friday morning, directly connecting Fayetteville to one of the country s biggest airports.
Forty-two passengers, including Mayor Pro Tem Kathy Jensen, were aboard the inaugural American Airlines flight to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, which took off from Fayetteville Regional Airport at 7:56 a.m.
With the new daily connection to DFW, Fayetteville now offers nearly 300 one-stop destinations, said Mark Lynch, chairperson of the Fayetteville Regional Airport Commission.
The new flight will benefit the Fayetteville community in tremendous ways, Lynch said.
Southwest Airlines will begin servicing Colorado Springs on Thursday, March 5, 2021.
Southwest Airlines hopes to eventually use every available gate at the Colorado Springs Airport if travelers continue to support its service, the low-fare giant s top Colorado executive says.
The Dallas-based airline launches nonstop service Thursday between Colorado Springs and five of its largest hubs, the latest in a series of Southwest expansions designed to put idle employees and aircraft to work. Colorado Springs and Savannah, Ga., will be the 110th and 111th destinations in the Southwest network (both start service Thursday). The arrival has been nearly 20 years in the making, culminating a lengthy courtship that included a major effort in 2005, just before the carrier returned to Denver after a nearly 20-year absence.
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