American Airlines honors historic achievement with all-Black female crew

American Airlines paid tribute to the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license. Bessie Coleman performed her first public flight in 1922.

Bessie Coleman performed her first public flight in 1922.

To mark the 100th anniversary, American flew Coleman’s great-niece from Dallas-Fort Worth to Phoenix.Coleman serves as an inspiration for Black women in the aviation industry. Black women make up less than 1% of pilots in the commercial airline industry, according to American Airlines.

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