Terry London Rinehart Explained

Terry London Rinehart is an American airline pilot. When she was hired by Western Airlines in 1976, she was the first woman pilot to fly for them and one of 10 women working as airline pilots in the United States.

Biography

Rinehart grew up in Long Beach, California in a family of aviators.[1] Rinehart's mother, Barbara London, was a Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP).[2]

Rinehart graduated from San Jose State University (SJSU) in 1974.[3] In 1976, she was hired by Western Airlines, becoming the first woman airline pilot to work at the company.[4] At the time, she was one of 10 women who worked as pilots in airlines based in the United States. She went on to fly as a captain for Delta Air Lines after it purchased Western Airlines. She started flying the Boeing 737, and later flew the 757 and 767.[5] Rinehart also has a helicopter pilots license and is a Whirly Girl. Rinehart's husband, Bob Rinehart, is also a pilot, and their three children later went into the aviation field.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Captain Terry Rinehart: First Woman Pilot for Western Airlines. Women in Aviation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170313170413/http://womeninaviation.com/bio/rinehart.html. 13 March 2017. 2020-03-07.
  2. News: Djurklou. Alessandra K.. Sky Queen. 1995-01-22. The Los Angeles Times. 2020-03-07. 407.
  3. Web site: Couple, Son, All Developed Live of Flying at SJSU. 2007-04-28. The Mercury News. en-US. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170501043225/https://www.mercurynews.com/2007/04/28/couple-son-all-developed-live-of-flying-at-sjsu/. 1 May 2017. 2020-03-07.
  4. Web site: Local Legend And Long Beach Conference To Encourage Young Women To Pursue Careers In Aviation Long Beach Business Journal. Mehlinger. Samantha. 11 March 2019. Long Beach Business Journal. en-US. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200307190905/https://www.lbbusinessjournal.com/local-legend-and-long-beach-conference-to-encourage-young-women-to-pursue-careers-in-aviation/. 7 March 2020. 2020-03-07.
  5. Web site: Captain Terry Rinehart. Aero Club of Northern California. 2020-03-07.

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