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Alexandra Skores

Most airline pilots are men. Why aren’t there more women in the industry?

Captain Beth Powell of American Airlines enjoyed all subjects in school that had numbers.

“It was math, it was physics, it was accounting,” Powell said. “I remember the teacher (at the time) being so excited that I loved numbers.”

Her math and physics teacher told her she could “become.” He listed many careers, but the one that made her rush home excited was becoming a pilot.

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