V-Flyer

Posted: **02 Aug 2017, 17:50**

The UK's first woman jumbo jet pilot has retired after landing at Gatwick Airport for the last time.

Yvonne Kershaw, a 64-year-old grandmother from Petworth in West Sussex, landed the Virgin Atlantic flight from Cancun in Mexico.

Mrs Kershaw joined the airline in 1990 and was granted command of the Boeing 747 aircraft three years later.

Posted: **02 Aug 2017, 17:58**

Captained my flight a few times, great career, best of luck to her.

Posted: **03 Aug 2017, 07:00**

what came first
autopilot or female pilot :cool:

Posted: **03 Aug 2017, 09:32**

This was a touching story to read. VS made a piece about it too.

https://blog.virginatlantic.com/wishing ... oeing-747/

Posted: **03 Aug 2017, 10:00**

CommanderB wrote:This was a touching story to read. VS made a piece about it too.

https://blog.virginatlantic.com/wishing ... oeing-747/

That's a great little read.

V-Flyer

UK's first woman 747 pilot retires - and she worked for VS

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