Lynn Rippelmeyer
Female, Person
Who is Lynn Rippelmeyer?
Lynn Rippelmeyer is the first woman to fly a Boeing 747, and the first to captain the "Jumbo Jet" across the Atlantic ocean. On July 18, 1984 she was captain of People Express Airlines flight #2 from Newark International Airport to London Gatwick airport, departing at 7:35pm. She was also part of the first all-female crew for a scheduled US carrier.
This female pilot began her career in aviation as a TWA flight attendant in 1972. After taking lessons to become qualified, she became TWA's second female pilot as a Boeing 727 Flight Engineer in 1978. She has been honored with her uniform being placed in the Smithsonian Institution, being named as Woman of the Year in England, and being featured in a BBC documentary, Reaching for the Skies.
Lynn was part of the first all female Boeing 737 crew in 1982 at People Express Lynn then went on to fly for Continental Airlines when People Express was merged, and later for United Airlines when it merged with Continental. At United, she trained on the B-787 Dreamliner before retiring in 2013.
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