Bonnie Tiburzi
| Bonnie Tiburzi | |
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Bonnie Tiburzi: American female pilot | |
| Born |
Bonnie Linda Tiburzi August 31, 1948 Connecticut |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Pilot for American Airlines |
| Years active | 1973–1999 |
| Awards |
"Women Making History" Award from The National Women's History Museum |
Bonnie Tiburzi (born 31 August 1948), is an American aviator. She became the first female pilot for a commercial airline in the United States when she was hired by American Airlines in 1973.
Early life
Bonnie Tiburzi Caputo was born Bonnie Linda Tiburzi.[1] She was born August 31, 1948 in Connecticut.[2] Her father owned Tiburzi Airlines.
Career
In 1973, at age 24, she became the first female pilot for American Airlines and the first female pilot for a major American commercial airline.[2] She flew the Boeing 727. In 1986 Tiburzi wrote the autobiography, Takeoff: The Story of America's First Woman Pilot for a Major Airline.[3] She retired from AA in 1999.[4]
Awards and recognition
Tiburzi has been featured in the history of women in aerospace and aviation[5] and the history of American Airlines.[4] The National Women's History Museum honored her with one of the first "Women Making History" Awards.[6]
See also
- Emily Howell, Frontier Airlines pilot
- Turi Widerøe, SAS pilot
- Yvonne Sintes, UK pilot
References
- ↑ Halloran, David (February 2015). "The last word. June 1973: With flying colors". American Way (American Airlines Magazine) (United States).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yount, Lisa (1995). ""Tiburzi, Bonnie" Women Aviators. New York: Facts On File, Inc.". American Women's History Online. Facts On File, Inc. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ↑ Klezmer, Deborah, ed. (2002). "Tiburzi, Bonnie (1948–)". Women in world history: a biographical encyclopedia. Waterford, Connecticut: Yorkin Publications. ISBN 9780787637361. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Female pilots make history". American Airlines. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ "A century of women in aerospace: family day". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ "First annual "women making history" awards" (Press release). National Women's History Museum. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
Further reading
- "Bonnie Tiburzi: In Control". Harper's Bazaar (United States). January 1973.
- Tiburzi, Bonnie (2010). TAKEOFF!: the story of America's first woman pilot for a major airline. New York: Crown Publishers. ISBN 9781451515770.
- Holden, Henry M.; Griffith, Lori (1991). Ladybirds: the untold story of women pilots in America. Freedom, New Jersey: Black Hawk Publishing Co. ISBN 9781879630116. (5 pages) Online excerpt.
- Holden, Henry. Great women in aviation #2 – Capt. Bonnie Tiburzi – First women pilot hired by a major airline. Freedom, New Jersey: Black Hawk Publishing Co.
- June Douglas (pilot) Unknown (moderator) Philip Quarles (archivist) (May 1965). WYNC archive recording [Girls who fly: 1965 Angel Derby pilots are told sexism doesn't exist] (Audio). Yanceyville, North Carolina: NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
Annotations: The NEH Preservation Project
- Buck, Bob (2005), "Records", in Buck, Bob, North star over my shoulder: a flying life, New York, New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, pp. 58–60, ISBN 9780743262309.
External links
- Bonnie Tiburzi Caputo's Buzz - Personal blog.
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