Have you ever seen a female airline pilot?

Question

I was thinking about this the other day...but I really can't think of a more male dominated job than an airline pilot. I've seen female postmen (postwomen?), truck drivers, garbagemen (garbagewomen?), firefighters, lawyers, etc...but I have never seen or heard of a female airline pilot. Why is this? I've even heard of female Air Force pilots, but never commercial airline pilots.

Answer 1

a good friend of mine is a female pilot, flying long distance jets, her private life is crap and having kids is out of the question with the schedule she needs to keep... she works hard and is highly intelligent which most men are frightened of (and she makes more than they do)....maybe this is why there are so few...

Answer 2

Of course there are female airline pilots! You're right, they're not as common as they are in some professions, but airlines don't discriminate. There are a good number of female pilots out there, but if you don't fly alot, you don't really get the chance to see who all is flying!

Answer 3

I have seen them but I agree they are rare. I think a big part of the reason is that most (sorry, don't have good stats) airline pilots are military vets. Same reasoning, the military is changing but is still predominantly male.

Answer 4

I have seen, known and work with alot of female commercial pilots. All though there may not be many of them, they are there.

Answer 5

I know quite a few female pilots! They are out there you just haven't seen any yet

Answer 6

Yes. On at least three different major airlines in the past five years.

Answer 7

yes, only in serials and movies