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Oldest female commercial pilot is still flying high

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Deborah Lawrie is the world's oldest female commercial pilot but her 50 years of flying only began after winning a landmark High Court case against Ansett Airlines. (www.abc.net.au) More...

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sgbelverta
sharon bias 3
She seems to have handled decades of service in a male oriented field with class and humor. She makes me proud.
greasemonkey
Larry White 2
I salute you Captain Lawrie,,, job well done. (from a KDFW Texan, U.S.A.)
andyc852
While I applaud Ms Lawrie's achievement I believe we will have truly made progress when we no longer need to report this sort of news and a pilot is viewed as a pilot regardless of their gender.
JerryWh
Jerry W 2
Steadily we are getting there, thanks to her and others like her.

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