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Being a Co-Pilot in the Early Days of the Airlines

January 3, 2026·12 min
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In the early days of the airlines, there were no Captains or First Officers ... only First Pilots and Co-Pilots. This episode describes an early memo from American Airways about how new male pilots were expected to behave on the line. There were, of course, no female pilots, nor any pilots of color.

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