10-03-23
Black women pilots diversify the skies
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Angel Hughes
Sisters of the Skies: pioneering UPS Airlines first officer Angel Hughes (pictured) wants to inspire more black women to enter the aviation industry - so that one day female black pilots will be the norm, not the exception.
Fewer than 1% of pilots in the U.S. are Black women at present. But since Angel co-founded the non-profit organization Sisters of the Skies in 2017, it has reached nearly 200 members and donated $500,000 in flight school scholarships to aspiring Black women aviators.
In her words: “UPS is doing a great job at recruiting people of color. One day being a Black female pilot will be the norm.”
Source: UPS