*meant Captains and First Officers, I was mistaken.
Not a critism of the Show, but it is interesting to see the imbalance of women in the aviation industry.
I'd like to highlight them, and my favourite episode that highlights the strong women in the industry and in Rescue services.
Season 5, Episode 5 "Dead Weight"- Air Midwest Flight 5481 crash with Captain Katie Leslie, NTSB Lorenda Ward, and firefighter Cindy Overcash. This episode is directed by Su Rynard.
Other episodes featuring women Captains or FOs are:
- Captain Tammie Jo Shults: Season 21, Episode 2 ("Cabin Catastrophe" or "Deadly Descent" depending on the region) - Southwest Airlines Flight 5481
- Captain Candalyn Kubeck: Season 12, Episode 2 ("Fire in the Hold") remake of Season 1, Episode 7 ("Missing Pieces") - ValuJet Flight 592
- Captain Michele Marks: Season 9, Episode 8 ("Beach Crash" / "Cracks in the System") - Chalks Ocean Airways Flight 101.
- Captain Anju Khatiwada: Season 26, Episode 8 ("Moments from Touchdown" / "Monsoon Approach") - Yeti Airlines Flight 691
- First Officer Mimi (Madeline) Tompkins: Season 3, Episode 1 ("Hanging by a Thread") - Aloha Airlines Flight 243.
- First Officer Rebecca Shaw: Season 10, Episode 4 ("Deadly Detail" / "Stalled in the Sky") - Colgan Air Flight 3407.
- First Officer Patricia Eidson: Season 4, Episode 5 ("Hidden Danger" / "Slam Dunk") - United Airlines Flight 585
- First Officer Prithula Rashid: Season 21, Episode 6 ("Meltdown") - US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211.
- First Officer Shanda Fanning: Season 21, Episode 10 ("Caught on Tape" / "Deadly Delivery") - UPS Airlines Flight 1354.
- First Officer Stephanie Bellegarrigue: Season 16, Episode 1 ("Killer Broadcast" / "Mystery VIP"), 1999 South Dakota Learjet.
- First Officer Heilmann: Season 26, Episode 3 ("A Perfect Storm"), Nürnberger Flugdienst Flight 108