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Beverly Burns first woman to command a 747.
Captain Beverly Lynn Burns is the first woman to captain the Boeing 747 jumbo jet.[1][2][3][4][5][6] On the afternoon of July 18, 1984, Burns made her maiden voyage as a captain when she commanded People Express aircraft 604 from Newark International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport.[7][8][9]
- ^ Captain Burns receives Amelia Earhart Award on YouTube
- ^ Captain Burns on Channel 11 News on YouTube
- ^ Explore Baltimore County: Retired pilot shattered glass ceiling
- ^ Women in Aviation: Captain Archived January 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ EWR Turns 80: A History of Newark Liberty Airport
- ^ AOPA Pilot
- ^ Reitman, Valerie, "Elegant Opening for Elegant Airport Hotel," Daily Journal, Feb 1, 1985.
- ^ The Airline Executive, March 1985.
- ^ FAA Temp Airman Certificate, Form 8060-4(8-79), Issued 7-1-84 by Examiner Harty.