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Biden’s pick to lead FAA withdraws amid shaky Senate support

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‘Airplane Karen’ taken into custody after attack on Delta flight

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Airline promises travelers a free funeral if infected with COVID-19

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

African-American aviation pioneer to be honored by US postal service

theGRIO REPORT – The definitive stamp, which immortalizes aviation trailblazer Charles Alfred Anderson, Sr., goes on sale nationwide from March 13…
/ March 6, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

JetBlue pilot inspires young aviator

NBC News – Captain Eric Scott is a pilot for Jet Blue airlines and his job has inspired a young black boy who has dreamed of a career in aviation…
/ October 11, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

1st all black female flight crew makes aviation history

theGRIO REPORT – Atlantic Southeast Airlines recently made aviation history when one of its flights from Atlanta to Nashville was conducted by a crew comprised entirely of African-American women…
/ March 5, 2012

American Airlines honors black aviation pioneers with new virtual museum

The virtual museum is a Web site that provides written profiles along with video interviews, photos and historical documents to cover this chapter in American history…
/ February 11, 2010
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

First African-American naval aviator’s exhibit at Hattiesburg museum

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Jesse L. Brown, the first black naval aviator, and the first to die serving his country, was a pioneer in the civil rights movement…
/ February 5, 2010
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

TheGrio’s 100: Barrington Irving, teaching kids to soar

TheGrios 100 – At first I said, “What if I flew around the United States?” Then I said, “What if I flew around the world”…
/ February 1, 2010
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Record-setting pilot teaches kids they can fly

Growing up in Miami, Barrington Irving was like a lot of young black men – he wanted to play professional football. That was until a pilot, Captain Gary Robinson, came into his life.
/ July 20, 2009