Beverley Bass

Beverley Bass
Born
Beverley Bass

(1952-03-27) March 27, 1952 (age 72)
Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Alma materTexas Christian University
OccupationPilot for American Airlines
Years active1976–2008
SpouseTom Stawicki
Children2

Beverley Bass (born March 27, 1952)[1] is an American aircraft pilot and was the first female captain of an American Airlines commercial plane.[a] She was hired in 1976 by American Airlines as their third female pilot.[2] In 1986, Bass became the first female captain of a commercial plane at American Airlines[3] and later that year she captained the first all-female crew in the history of commercial jet aviation, on an American Airlines flight from Washington D.C. to Dallas, Texas.[3][4] She and pilot Stephanie Wallach founded the International Society of Women Airline Pilots, which began as a group of women aviators but later changed into a program providing career support and mentorship to aspiring pilots.[3]

  1. ^ U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Vol 2 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
  2. ^ Williams, Cynthia A. (March 19, 2016). "Fort Myers native Beverley Bass made aviation history". The News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c O'Kane, Caitlin. "Female pilot honored: Beverley Bass, American Airlines' first female captain, honored at TPG Awards". CBS News. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  4. ^ "All-female flight crew is aviation first". UPI Archives. United Press International. December 30, 1986. Retrieved April 2, 2018.


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