Debbie Wardley
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Debbie Wardley
On this day in 1980, Debbie Wardley makes her maiden flight as a co-pilot for Ansett on a Fokker F27 between Alice Springs and Darwin.
Debbie
The Alice to Darwin and return , then out to Ayers Rock and back, was known as the track trip.
Pax Mel to Asp, 4 or 5 days of Track trips, then Pax home.
I fly many times with Debbie as my F/O on all the F-27 services, She was great to fly with and a damn GOOD Pilot, better than a couple of the young blokes.
The last I heard of her, she was, I was told, the Chief Pilot for KLM, Internal Domestic Operations.
angry ant
( But when flying with the majority of the F/O's, Debbie and the Guys,
the Happy Ant. )
Pax Mel to Asp, 4 or 5 days of Track trips, then Pax home.
I fly many times with Debbie as my F/O on all the F-27 services, She was great to fly with and a damn GOOD Pilot, better than a couple of the young blokes.
The last I heard of her, she was, I was told, the Chief Pilot for KLM, Internal Domestic Operations.
angry ant
( But when flying with the majority of the F/O's, Debbie and the Guys,
the Happy Ant. )
Its a pity that Jetstar in their quest for gender equity didn't headhunt Deb for the CP position. It would have made a nice bookend to her career as first female Chief Pilot of a domestic airline.
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Debbie's determination to have a career in RPT led her into direct conflict with Reg Ansett.
Her fight for acceptance went all the way to the High Court and led to some very significant changes to the way women were treated in the workforce.
Best wishes, Debbie!
Kaz
Her fight for acceptance went all the way to the High Court and led to some very significant changes to the way women were treated in the workforce.
Best wishes, Debbie!
Kaz
Currently a Captain with Tiger. Sydney based.
Jetstar were lucky to have her as the Manager of Safety but unfortunately they realised she had too much experience and knowledge for the Head of Safety to cope with.
