Emily Howell Warner

Emily Howell Warner
Warner, c. early 1970s
Born
Emily Joyce Hanrahan[1]

(1939-10-30)October 30, 1939
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
DiedJuly 3, 2020(2020-07-03) (aged 80)
Littleton, Colorado, U.S.
Known forFirst U.S. woman airline captain
Spouses
Stanley Howell
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(m. 1963; div. 1965)​
Julius Warner
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(m. 1976; died 2012)​
Children1

Emily Joyce Howell Warner (née Hanrahan; October 30, 1939 – July 3, 2020) was an American airline pilot and the first woman captain of a scheduled U.S. airline.[2]

In 1973, Warner was the first woman pilot to be hired by a scheduled U.S. airline since Helen Richey was hired as a co-pilot in 1934.[3][4] In 1976 Warner was the first woman to become a U.S. airline captain.[5][6] Her career has been recognized by multiple halls of fame, including the National Aviation Hall of Fame and National Women’s Hall of Fame.[7][8] Her pilot’s uniform is on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.[9]

In addition to piloting, Warner was a flight school manager in Denver, Colorado. She was a flight instructor and FAA designated flight examiner holding multiple ratings.[2] She flew more than 21,000 flight hours and performed more than 3,000 check rides and evaluations over her career.[2][10] Warner died in 2020 from complications of a fall and Alzheimer's disease.[1][11]

  1. ^ a b Roberts, Sam (July 17, 2020). "Emily Howell Warner, Who Broke a Sky-High Glass Ceiling, Dies at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference National Aviation HoF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Brady, Tim (2000). The American Aviation Experience: A History. Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 9780809323715.
  4. ^ Douglas, Deborah G. (2004). American Women and Flight Since 1940. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813126258.
  5. ^ Cochrane, D.; Ramirez, P. "Women in Aviation and Space History, Emily Howell Warner". America by Air. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
  6. ^ Borstelmann, Thomas (2011). The 1970s: A New Global History from Civil Rights to Economic Inequality. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400839704.
  7. ^ Dobbin, Ben (5 October 2002). "1st Female Makes Hall of Fame". Associated Press.
  8. ^ "Emily Howell Warner". National Women's Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04.
  9. ^ "Howell-Warner: 1st woman to be hired as a pilot by major U.S. airline". AV8TR Newsletter. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. 17 January 2014.
  10. ^ Wise, Rick; Witvliet, Jolanda (June–July 2000). "Emily Warner, The First Female Pilot Member of the Air Line Pilots Association". Air Line Pilot. Archived from the original on 2014-03-15.
  11. ^ "Saddened to hear news of recent passing of Capt. Emily Warner". International Air Transport Association. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020 – via Twitter.