On February 5, 1931 Maxine Dunlap made history by becoming the first woman in the United States to earn a glider pilot license. Living in Northern ...

Heather Penney, who flies an F-16, was one of the first female fighter pilots. Herstory Lessons pays tribute to women whose accomplishments are hidden from history, but who have made an impact on the ...

Thousands of books and films have been made over the past 80 years celebrating the bravery of American servicemen during World War II. But what about the 25 American women pilots who also risked their ...

Female pilots may outperform their male counterparts in high-pressure flight situations, according to a new study led by University of Waterloo researchers. The findings challenge traditional ...

Anh-Thu Nguyen, a Vietnamese-born flight instructor, had just taken off from the Indy South Greenwood Airport bound for Pennsylvania on the second leg of her global flight when her 2005 Lancair IV-P ...