All-Black female crew operates an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix paying tribute to trailblazer Bessie Coleman, who was the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license in 1921.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The first African-American, all-female flight crew was honored Thursday in a “First in Flight” luncheon after they made history in 2009.

On Aug. 8, an American Airlines flight from Dallas-Fort Worth — near where Coleman grew up — to Phoenix was operated by the airline’s first-ever all-Black female crew.

An all-Black female crew operated an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix in honor of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license in 1921.

All-Black female crew operates American Airlines flight to honor Bessie Coleman The airline celebrated the 100-year legacy of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license.

American Airlines took flight with an all-Black female crew to honor the 100th anniversary of Bessie Coleman becoming the first Black female to receive a pilot's license ...

The life and legacy of Bessie Coleman.Flight AA 372 celebrated Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to receive a pilot's license. Born in Texas in 1892, Coleman was an apt math student who ...

The airline honored Bessie’s legacy by hosting Gigi Coleman, the late pilot’s great niece, on a flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Phoenix that was operated by an all-Black female crew — from ...