Bonnie Tiburzi

Bonnie Tiburzi
Born
Bonnie Linda Tiburzi

(1948-08-31) August 31, 1948 (age 76)
Connecticut, U.S.
OccupationPilot for American Airlines
Years active1973–1999
Awards"Women Making History" Award
from The National Women's History Museum

Bonnie Tiburzi (born August 31, 1948), is an American aviator. In 1973, at age 24, she became the first female pilot for American Airlines and the first female pilot for a major American commercial airline.[1] At the same time she also became the first woman in the world to earn a Flight Engineer rating on a turbo-jet aircraft.

  1. ^ Yount, Lisa (1995). ""Tiburzi, Bonnie" Women Aviators. New York: Facts On File, Inc". American Women's History Online. Facts On File, Inc. Retrieved February 4, 2015.