Valérie André in Tonkin, 1952: ‘a one-woman MASH unit’ - alamy ​Valérie André, who has died aged 102, was a brain surgeon, parachutist and pioneering helicopter pilot – the first woman ...

The family of the female helicopter pilot killed in Wednesday’s mid-air collision has asked the Army to keep her name under wraps amid intense online vitriol. The decision follows an outcry—largely ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Many Houstonians hear them every morning, helping to guide drivers through the sometimes maze-like pattern that is the traffic in our city. Or maybe you hear from them later ...

Helicopter pilot Elizabeth Cook Peebles, 32, has spent the past three years under a microscope. As the only female helicopter pilot in Abu Dhabi, she flies tourists, heads of state and even Arab ...

The friends and family of Rebecca Lobach are understandably heartbroken over their loved one not only losing her life in an unexpected tragedy, but they also have to deal with the social media ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — This morning one of Naval Station Mayport’s female aviators turned over her job -- as a Squadron commanding officer of a helicopter unit designed to defend U.S. waters -- to ...

The 2024 Whirly Girls International scholarship season is open for aspiring female helicopter aviators. Over $500,000 in scholarships are available for various training and educational expenses, ...

Repairing helicopters might be considered a male dominated field, but don't tell that to Michelle Beatty. The 54-year-old Beatty is the only female helicopter technician with the Maryland State Police ...

“I was able to prove myself and kind of kick butt out there,” says Horton Smoke plumes and an orange glow render the typically picturesque tree-lined view above hazy mountains into a nightmarish, ...

Ten out of every 100 Army helicopter pilots are women — but they account for only 3 out of every 100 accidents. That’s the bottom line in an Army report that, in an effort to study the impact of women ...

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s first Black female helicopter pilot Refilwe Ledwaba has some words of advice for anyone who fears discrimination will prevent them from achieving their dreams. Instead of ...

JOHANNESBURG, March 8 (Reuters) - South Africa's first Black female helicopter pilot Refilwe Ledwaba has some words of advice for anyone who fears discrimination will prevent them from achieving their ...