Grounded

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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There was something else in the air that night which made usfeel that the flight we had just operated was somehow significant. Whether itwas anticipation of our impending doom or just a realisation that a tidal wavewas rushing towards us and we were trapped on the beach, unable to escape itsinevitability, I will never know, but ultimately, although I did not know it atthe time, this was a very significant flight for me because it turned out to bethe last flight in eleven years at my airline, in a career spanning more thanthirty years and five different bases.The fact that there are still fewer than 500 female airlinecaptains in the world today is part of the reason that I wanted to tell mystory.I have a voice, it is my responsibility to use it to benefitother people, I may be grounded, at the moment, but this isn’t necessarily theend of my flying story, it never is when you fly, because flying is notsomething you do, flying is something you are. “Emma’s journey will resonate with so many in and outside ofthe airline industry… A brilliant read.”Mandy Hickson First woman to fly the Tornado GR4 on the front line,leading TedX speaker and bestselling author

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Utgivningsdatum:2024-05-09
Mått:148 x 210 x 19 mm
Vikt:327 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:270
Förlag:Fisher King Publishing
ISBN:9781916776159

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Until September 2020 Emma was one of fewer than five hundred female airlinecaptains in the world. Then, as covid swept the globe and grounded Emma and hercolleagues, she founded a charity, of which she is now CEO, and had to chooseto allow the sun to set on a flying career that spanned three decades. Alreadywell-known in the airline industry, in 2019, Emma starred in an ITV documentary,Inside the Cockpit, and overnight became known as 'Captain Emma'. Shewas nominated easyJet Captain of the Year in 2018.The challenges Emma faced throughout her career have taught her more thanmost about leadership, resilience, perseverance and grace, and she has usedthese skills to great effect at Project Wingman which has gained nationalacclaim uniting the airline industry in providing well-being support to thosein aviation and to NHS frontline staff across the UK and briefly, the US. InJanuary 2021 Emma was made MBE for her services to charity.Emma's story is one of triumph over adversity, determination, finding thegood in everyone and inspiring and empowering her team of six thousandvolunteers, and always with a generous heart. She now uses her years ofknowledge and experience gained from life at 37000 feet to inspire the nextgeneration of aviators.Key achievements are reflected in all she has done, widely celebrated acrossthe industry for these, being recognised as businesswoman of the year in 2020,she also received a Points of Light award, the ACA Chairmans IndustryRecognition Award, she was awarded the Brabazon Cup in 2021, as well as beingmade MBE.