The Only Black Woman Pilot from an HBCU Program, Is Flying in Commercial Airlines
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Posted By: S. Moore on March 08, 2024 NEWARK, N.J. -- United Airlines coordinated a flight with a crew that's made up of all women. The flight left from Newark Airport on Thursday morning and headed to Sarasota Bradenton International Airport in Florida. It's being dubbed a Women's History Month Flight. Hampton University alum and pilot, Captain Gabrielle Harding, was recently a part of the all female flight crew on United Airlines coming from Newark Airport to Sarasota in Florida. -Captain Harding is also part of the “Hampton 6” the six pilots that graduated from Hampton over 20 years ago The all-women crew is staffing flight 1215 from EWR to SRQ, captained by one of two Black women Line Check Pilots at United, Gabrielle Harding, the second in the company's history. Captain Harding is the only Black woman flying a commercial airline who has graduated from an HBCU pilot program. She is also part of the "Hampton 6" that consists of all Hampton graduates who are now captains at United, and the only woman among the group. Flying alongside Harding is First Officer Julia Ewalefo, who will be flying her first flight with United Airlines after starting her career as a flight attendant. She previously worked with Frontier Airlines before moving to the flight deck, where she has flown with Endeavor until coming to United. All the flight attendants working this flight are also women. The same crew is expected to return to Newark from Sarasota on Flight 2612, scheduled for a 2:12 p.m. arrival. SOURCE ABC7NEWS If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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