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| Australia's Jetstar first to hire woman to lead fleet | Australia's Jetstar first to hire woman to lead fleet |
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| Australian Capt Georgina Sutton has become the first female chief pilot for an Australian airline. | Australian Capt Georgina Sutton has become the first female chief pilot for an Australian airline. |
| Capt Sutton was chosen for the role by Jetstar Airways - which covers all of Australia and New Zealand - and will oversee 900 pilots across the fleet. | Capt Sutton was chosen for the role by Jetstar Airways - which covers all of Australia and New Zealand - and will oversee 900 pilots across the fleet. |
| The low cost airline said Capt Sutton was "leading the way" for female pilots across the globe. | The low cost airline said Capt Sutton was "leading the way" for female pilots across the globe. |
| Jetstar is owned by Qantas Airways, where Capt Sutton had previously been the Boeing 767 fleet captain. | Jetstar is owned by Qantas Airways, where Capt Sutton had previously been the Boeing 767 fleet captain. |
| There she had responsibility for 180 pilots, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. | There she had responsibility for 180 pilots, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. |
| In a statement, Jetstar said: "This is the first time a female chief pilot has been appointed in Australia, and one of the first times for major airlines around the world." | In a statement, Jetstar said: "This is the first time a female chief pilot has been appointed in Australia, and one of the first times for major airlines around the world." |
| Raymonde de Laroche - In 1910 the Parisian became the first woman to ever receive a pilot's license. | Raymonde de Laroche - In 1910 the Parisian became the first woman to ever receive a pilot's license. |
| Amelia Earhart - The American-born pilot, who became the first woman to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean, disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world. | Amelia Earhart - The American-born pilot, who became the first woman to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean, disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world. |
| Jacqueline Cochran - A serial record breaker, Cochran was the first woman to fly a bomber across the Atlantic (1941), the first female pilot to break the sound barrier (1953), and the first woman to land and take off from an aircraft carrier. | Jacqueline Cochran - A serial record breaker, Cochran was the first woman to fly a bomber across the Atlantic (1941), the first female pilot to break the sound barrier (1953), and the first woman to land and take off from an aircraft carrier. |
| Emily Howell Warner - In 1976 the Colorado-born pilot was chosen by Frontier Airlines to become the first flight captain of a major airline. | Emily Howell Warner - In 1976 the Colorado-born pilot was chosen by Frontier Airlines to become the first flight captain of a major airline. |
| Women make up a tiny proportion of the 130,000 airline pilots worldwide - around 4,000, according to the International Society of Women Airline Pilots. | Women make up a tiny proportion of the 130,000 airline pilots worldwide - around 4,000, according to the International Society of Women Airline Pilots. |
| The organisation says that only 450 of these women are airline captains, or the pilot in command of their aircraft, | The organisation says that only 450 of these women are airline captains, or the pilot in command of their aircraft, |
| Worldwide, the number of female chief pilots - individuals who oversee all of an airline's pilots - is even fewer. | Worldwide, the number of female chief pilots - individuals who oversee all of an airline's pilots - is even fewer. |
| Jetstar said that Capt Sutton was due to take up her post in February 2015. | Jetstar said that Capt Sutton was due to take up her post in February 2015. |