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The U.S. Department of Transportation will require airlines to give passengers automatic cash refunds for flights that are canceled or significantly altered, but how likely are travelers at McGhee Tyson Airport to need such refunds? Knoxville passengers enjoy a relatively high number of on-time flights, according to a recent study from passenger rights . . […]
David E. Harris, a former Air Force bomber pilot who at the height of the civil rights movement in the 1960s became the first Black pilot hired by a major commercial airline in the United States, died on March 8 in Marietta, Ga., about 20 miles northwest of Atlanta. He was 89. His death, at […]
DALLAS (AP) — David E. Harris, who flew bombers for the U.S. military and broke barriers in 1964 when he became the first Black pilot hired at a major U.S. airline, has died. He was 89. Harris’ family said he died March 8 in Marietta, Georgia. No cause was given. Harris spent 30 years flying for American […]
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DALLAS (AP) — David E. Harris, who flew bombers for the U.S. military and broke barriers in 1964 when he became the first Black pilot hired at a major U.S. airline, has died. He was 89. Harris’ family said he died March 8 in Marietta, Georgia. No cause was given. Harris spent 30 years flying […]
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton March 16, 2024 The former pilot was hired after serving in the Air Force in 1964. David E. Harris, who became the first Black pilot hired at a major U.S. airline in 1964, has died at the age of 89 years old. The Associated Press reported that Harris, who worked […]
David Harris, the first Black pilot hired by a major U.S. airline, has died at 89 The Caledonian-Record Source link
DALLAS (AP) — The first Black pilot hired at a major U.S. airline has died at age 89. David E. Harris broke barriers in 1964 when he went to work for American Airlines. Before then, Harris had struggled to find work in the airline industry despite having spent six years flying bombers for the Air […]
The trailblazer in aviation was hired by Fort Worth-based American Airlines in 1964. FORT WORTH, Texas — David Harris, the first Black pilot to fly a commercial plane for a major airline and the first Black man to achieve the rank of Captain for any major U.S. commercial airline, has died at 89, Fort Worth-based […]
David E. Harris, the first Black pilot to fly a commercial plane for a major airline and the first Black man to achieve the rank of Pilot Captain for a major U.S. commercial airline, has died at 89,