# (Lack of) Female Commercial Pilots

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 21, 2001, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-female-commercial-pilots/58805 "2001-03-21T02:24:38Z")\
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A good book to read is “Takeoff” by Bonnie Tiburzi the first commercial jet pilot for a major airline, American Airlines in the 70’s. The famous stunt pilot Patty Wagstaff has a sister who is an airline pilot and there is a female Concorde pilot for British Airways.

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