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International Women's Day: Airlines Fly '100% Female-Operated' Flights

First Posted: 03/ 8/2011 9:52 am Updated: 05/25/2011 7:35 pm

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Air India and Air France are among the airlines flying "100% female-operated" flights today, efforts mean to commemorate International Women's Day.

Air India says it's flying 11 such flights, including on one of its ultra-long haul routes between New Delhi and Toronto.

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Air India and Air France are among the airlines flying "100% female-operated" flights today, efforts mean to commemorate International Women's Day. Air India says it's flying 11 such flights, inclu...
Air India and Air France are among the airlines flying "100% female-operated" flights today, efforts mean to commemorate International Women's Day. Air India says it's flying 11 such flights, inclu...
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RatgurlSD
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06:44 AM on 03/11/2011
Kudos to Air India & Air France... only wish I'd have known prior so I could've been more supportive :)
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weaselbasher
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05:29 AM on 03/09/2011
I'm sure it will be an nice uneventful flight. I just hope they don't have to parallel park after they land.
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GirlUsingBrain
The most dangerous animal in the forest is man.
1190 Fans
05:15 PM on 03/08/2011
Fly Girls! Love it!!
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MajorKong
If the pilot's good, see, I mean if he's reeeally
1635 Fans
02:22 PM on 03/08/2011
I tried to resist making the obvious joke about not being able to call it the cockpit any more but I just couldn't.

Really, I tried.

(hangs head in shame)
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derrickhoyle
...it's a league game, Smokey.
161 Fans
05:38 PM on 03/08/2011
LOL
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fr8ghtdog
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12:16 PM on 03/08/2011
What a great day for genaitalia !!!
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VerizonCells
BDMF
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11:12 AM on 03/08/2011
in related news - airlines see a huge drop in passengers that day.
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KIVPossum
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01:12 PM on 03/08/2011
Why? I am not concerned about the se.x of my pilot, only the competency
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VerizonCells
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04:45 PM on 03/08/2011
Me Too... It was just a tasteless joke.

When I am flying or doing anything, it does not matter if its a man or a women, Wait! If I am paying for sex I do prefer a women.
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CDRUSNret
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06:41 PM on 03/08/2011
hardly...I was in a squadron with several female pilots....except for the CO who couldn't in-flight refuel to save her life...they were pretty darn good.
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