Bonnie Tiburzi Caputo joined American Airlines in 1973 at the age of 24, becoming the first female pilot to fly for a major U.S. airline. At the same time she also became the first woman in the world to earn a Flight Engineer rating on a turbo-jet aircraft. Bonnie began her aviation career as a charter pilot and flight instructor. She was a Captain on the Boeing 727, Boeing 757, and the Boeing 767. She retired from American in 1999 after 26 years of service, but her breakthrough legacy still inspires us today.

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