Trousers, Pilot, Frontier Airlines

First OfficerFrontier Airlines, 1973Emily Howell broke through the gender barrier to become the first American woman to fly routinely for a scheduled U.S. commercial airline. An experienced pilot when regional carrier Frontier Airlines hired her as a second officer in 1973, Howell soon advanced to first officer (co-pilot) and then to captain.Gift of Emily Howell through Frontier Airlines