A pilot duo of mother and daughter stormed Twitter after a photo of the couple was shared online last week.
On Saturday, March 16, John R Watret, Chancellor of the Embry International Campus – Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), boarded a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta.
While Mr. Watret boarded the flight, he heard a child who had asked to visit the badpit and who had met the pilot and the co-pilot of the aircraft, who turned out to be a mother and a daughter.
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After asking if he could also go to the badpit, Mr. Watret met Captain Wendy Rexon and First Officer Kelly Rexon.
Mr. Watret later shared a picture of the pair on Twitter, which received an extremely positive response.
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Sundquist said today that she felt she "did not have to," but also wanted to fit into the industry "without being known as" the girl. "
Today, times are changing, she says, and more and more women are joining the sector, but that's not good news. "Despite the hard work that I am doing today in one of the most modern and exciting airlines, the industry still has a lot of work to do to offer more opportunities to women." , she said.
In the future, she would like the discussion on gender inequalities to remain "open and continuous", but believes that concrete steps must also be taken to make a difference.
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"I hope it will be a normal day for everyone," she adds. Some pbadengers give a "thumb sign or girl power".
Regarding the gender differences on the badpit, Riggs said, "We are very professional on the badpit, so no matter the bad, race or baduality of my colleague.
"Flying with a companion is always a treat. My brother is also a British Airways pilot and, although I have never driven with him, I feel we would be very similar.
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Instead, she traveled to America, where she trained before becoming a flight instructor. After returning to the UK and converting her licenses, she began sending overnight mail – "literally every night post in the country" – before joining jet planes, and last-minute jobs, including air ambulances and transshipment of organs, before joining Virgin 23 years ago.
Tardrew is excited about the company but regrets that the rate of women across the industry remains low. As far as workplace challenges are concerned, she has never been discriminated against.
Noting the rare equal pay in the piloting industry, Tardrew thinks the reason why there are not more female pilots is due to the fact that "there is no There are not enough female models for schoolchildren to think, "I will become an airline. Driver & # 39 ;. "
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"I like to be a captain for easyJet," she says. "And I'm really happy to work for an airline that works hard to increase the number of female drivers."
Stealing has always been her goal – but she did not realize how far she could go. "I joined the Air Cadets at age 13, but it was not until much later that I realized I could become a commercial pilot," she says.
"EasyJet aims to inspire young women with the Amy Johnson Flying Initiative and their sponsorship of Brownies, offering girls ages 7 to 10 the opportunity to earn an aviation badge. The work he does is really important. "
The Amy Johnson Flying Initiative was launched in October 2015 with the goal of doubling the number of female rookie drivers, which is expected to reach 12% over a two-year period.
After reaching its goal during the first year, the airline has set a goal of reaching 20% of new cadet pilots by 2020.
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The tweet garnered more than 40,000 "likes" and more than 16,000 retweets, much praise for both Watret and the pilots for educating women in aviation.
"I would probably be proud if I was this mom," said one person tweeted .
"It is still very rare to have female pilots. A former crew like this in the badpit? Is incredible, "another added .
In his initial tweet, Watret said Rexon "inspired women".
He later said it was a typo because he said he wanted to write "inspiring for young women".
Kelly Rexon's sister is also a pilot, revealed Watret in an article published on the ERAU website.
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The Center for Aviation states that only four per cent of airline pilots in the United Kingdom and the United States are women.
While promoting his new film Captain Marvel Earlier this month, actress Brie Larson said she hoped her interpretation of Carol Danvers, a pilot of the US Air Force, would inspire more women to get started in the profession.
"I really hope it inspires girls and women – that if that's the path they want to take, they know they have it at their disposal," Larson said.