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(2001), "Pioneering woman test pilot receives outstanding leadership award", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 73 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2001.12773aab.035
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2001, MCB UP Limited
Pioneering woman test pilot receives outstanding leadership award
Pioneering woman test pilot receives outstanding leadership award
Keywords: Boeing, Pilots, Women
At a recent Capitol Hill awards ceremony, Boeing Capt. Suzanna Darcy received one of the highest honours from the Women in Aerospace organisation. Darcy, a senior engineering test pilot for Boeing Commercial Aeroplanes Group, was one of seven women honoured by the national non-profit organisation, which is dedicated to expanding women's opportunities for leadership and their visibility in the aerospace community.
Presenting the "Outstanding leadership award" to Darcy was Washington's US Sen. Patty Murray. "I'm especially proud to have the opportunity to present the leadership award to Capt. Suzanna Darcy", Murray said. "Washington state is proud of you, I'm proud of you and The Boeing Company is proud of you."
Suzanna has a history of firsts in her aerospace career, which began in 1974 when she joined The Boeing Company. After seven years in engineering, Suzanna became the first woman hired as a test pilot at Boeing in 1985. She is also believed to be the first woman pilot in the world to become rated as a captain on the 747-400 and 777 in 1989 and 1995, respectively.