Women in aviation have long had to fight for space in the cockpit, beginning with the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of World War II. They proved their skill and courage even as they were ...

The woman’s husband was at the airfield on the day of the incident Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has previously appeared on E! News ...

When a young Nicole Malachowski was dreaming about becoming a fighter pilot, she couldn’t have imagined the heights she’d fly as part of the elite Thunderbirds ...

They soar into the desert skies, piloting some of the most sophisticated aircraft the world has ever seen. They have an innate understanding of high-performance aircraft and are always pushing the ...

(Columbia-AP) -- An Easley High School graduate has become the first woman pilot killed in Iraq. Family spokesman Ken Porter says 27-year-old Captain Kimberly Hampton died yesterday after her OH-58 ...

It was a revelation to learn earlier this summer that women were allowed to fly in combat during World War II. Not American women mind you. (There were laws against that.) They were Russian women, and ...

Female pilots may outperform their male counterparts in high-pressure flight situations, according to a new study led by University of Waterloo researchers. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Theresa Claiborne recently went viral on TikTok for her career in the USAF and at United Airlines. The moment comes as efforts to ...

TULSA, Okla. — The first woman to pilot and command a NASA space shuttle was in Tulsa on Thursday. Eileen Collins was at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum for their new 'Women in Aviation' exhibit, where ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman was killed and a pilot was seriously injured after a two-seater glider crashed at a private airfield in Tasmania’s ...