Our first Female Captain
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From: Gweriniaeth Cymru
Heard the other day that some other people qualified as captains, quite a few, in-fact I believe it does happen all the time. Didn't see any threads here celebrating the fact.
Maybe they weren't as deserving. Or is there just a touch of sycophantism going on here? Don't get me wrong, anybody who achieves the captains qualification has worked long and f@cking hard, and deserves praise. Just my cycnical mind I guess.......
Maybe they weren't as deserving. Or is there just a touch of sycophantism going on here? Don't get me wrong, anybody who achieves the captains qualification has worked long and f@cking hard, and deserves praise. Just my cycnical mind I guess.......
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From: heads down trying to figure out Chinese RVSM
I agree whole heartedly with The Wraith !
I too have flown with AC, and she certainly earned her 4 Bars.
Professional, and above all, a humble down-to-earth person !
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k the ticker parade - we all know WHO was the first, and shall ALWAYS be the first in our Company's history of female aviators.
Congrats AC !!!!!!
I too have flown with AC, and she certainly earned her 4 Bars.
Professional, and above all, a humble down-to-earth person !
F
k the ticker parade - we all know WHO was the first, and shall ALWAYS be the first in our Company's history of female aviators.Congrats AC !!!!!!
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From: Fragrant Harbour
She is an equal and would not want a song and dance made about it. She jumped through all the hoops, as did every other candidate who has passed, in fine style with no quarter asked nor given and has deservedly achieved her aspirations. A hearty and un-sycophantic congratulations. The less fuss made of it the better, I'm sure she would say.
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From: Lantau
Not so friendly skies for women pilots in Asia
by By Regan Morris http://www.travelweeklyweb.com/article-194-notsofriendlyskiesforwomenpilotsinasia-TravelWeekly.html
4 July 2000
When Helen Richey of Pennsylvania became the first woman to pilot a commercial airliner on December 31, 1934, the media hailed the event as a "dawn of women coming of age" but it looks like they were premature.
While many airlines worldwide employ and recruit women pilots, in Asia, many airlines still lock women out of the cockpit.
Singapore Airlines does not employ women pilots, although the company said it is not necessarily a policy.
When asked if the airline hired women pilots, an SIA spokesman told travelweeklyeast.com "no we don’t".
"It’s not a policy," the spokesman said.
"But so far, they haven’t hired any."
I guess it doesn’t need to be a policy considering SIA’s subsidiary Singapore Flying College does not accept female applicants.
When a female reporter at travelweeklyeast.com called the flying college to request an application she was told, "I’m sorry the college is not open to ladies."
Makes you think twice about an airline that calls grown women "Singapore Girls" instead of flight attendants.
But many airlines in the region do employ women pilots.
"Yes, Air New Zealand does hire women pilots. One of our senior international pilots is a woman," said airline spokeswoman Anita Moreira.
In Hong Kong, both Cathay Pacific and Dragonair hire women pilots.
"We currently have two women pilots," said Dragonair’s manager of corporate communications Laura Ayson. "Rosa Chak joined us as a cadet pilot in 1988 and was promoted to Captain in March 1998. Rosa was the first female airline Captain in Hong Kong. The second is first officer Julie Dill who is an Australian.
"You might find this interesting as well. On April 26 this year, we had a flight operated by an all-female crew in the cockpit and cabin. I'm pretty sure it's another first for Hong Kong."
When asked if Malaysia Airlines hires women pilots, a spokesman for MAS said "No". He didn’t elaborate.
It’s hard to believe it’s the year 2000 and women still have such a long way to go.
by By Regan Morris http://www.travelweeklyweb.com/article-194-notsofriendlyskiesforwomenpilotsinasia-TravelWeekly.html
4 July 2000
When Helen Richey of Pennsylvania became the first woman to pilot a commercial airliner on December 31, 1934, the media hailed the event as a "dawn of women coming of age" but it looks like they were premature.
While many airlines worldwide employ and recruit women pilots, in Asia, many airlines still lock women out of the cockpit.
Singapore Airlines does not employ women pilots, although the company said it is not necessarily a policy.
When asked if the airline hired women pilots, an SIA spokesman told travelweeklyeast.com "no we don’t".
"It’s not a policy," the spokesman said.
"But so far, they haven’t hired any."
I guess it doesn’t need to be a policy considering SIA’s subsidiary Singapore Flying College does not accept female applicants.
When a female reporter at travelweeklyeast.com called the flying college to request an application she was told, "I’m sorry the college is not open to ladies."
Makes you think twice about an airline that calls grown women "Singapore Girls" instead of flight attendants.
But many airlines in the region do employ women pilots.
"Yes, Air New Zealand does hire women pilots. One of our senior international pilots is a woman," said airline spokeswoman Anita Moreira.
In Hong Kong, both Cathay Pacific and Dragonair hire women pilots.
"We currently have two women pilots," said Dragonair’s manager of corporate communications Laura Ayson. "Rosa Chak joined us as a cadet pilot in 1988 and was promoted to Captain in March 1998. Rosa was the first female airline Captain in Hong Kong. The second is first officer Julie Dill who is an Australian.
"You might find this interesting as well. On April 26 this year, we had a flight operated by an all-female crew in the cockpit and cabin. I'm pretty sure it's another first for Hong Kong."
When asked if Malaysia Airlines hires women pilots, a spokesman for MAS said "No". He didn’t elaborate.
It’s hard to believe it’s the year 2000 and women still have such a long way to go.
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From: Lantau
Orient Aviation www.orientaviation.com
Rosa makes history - again
http://www.orientaviation.com/sectio...59-rH4H3&#here
Dragonair pilot, Capt. Rosa Chak, the first Hong Kong-born Chinese woman to fly for a commercial airline, has notched up another first in her flying career by becoming the first female Hong Kong-born pilot to command B747-400s.
Capt. Chak, who has been flying in the left hand seat on Dragonair’s A330-300 since 1998 switched to B747-400 freighters in December after completing her type training earlier in the year.
She joined Dragonair as a cadet pilot in 1988 and made history when she graduated to become the first Hong Kong-born Chinese woman to fly for a Hong Kong commercial airline - Dragonair.
Rosa makes history - again
http://www.orientaviation.com/sectio...59-rH4H3&#here
Dragonair pilot, Capt. Rosa Chak, the first Hong Kong-born Chinese woman to fly for a commercial airline, has notched up another first in her flying career by becoming the first female Hong Kong-born pilot to command B747-400s.
Capt. Chak, who has been flying in the left hand seat on Dragonair’s A330-300 since 1998 switched to B747-400 freighters in December after completing her type training earlier in the year.
She joined Dragonair as a cadet pilot in 1988 and made history when she graduated to become the first Hong Kong-born Chinese woman to fly for a Hong Kong commercial airline - Dragonair.
