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The fighter pilot who saved 148 lives

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Post published:May 1, 2026
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Tammie Jo Shults dreamed of flying fighter jets. But sexism meant she was rejected repeatedly by the military. She persisted and, eventually, a US Navy recruiter gave her the chance…

Air Force leader Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, who is now dean of Embry‑Riddle’s College of Aviation on the Prescott Campus, and Tammie Jo Schults, an airline captain and former naval aviator, speak at a “Safer Skies” event at Embry‑Riddle. (Photos: Embry‑Riddle/David Massey)

Prepared for Takeoff: Two Trailblazing Aviation Leaders Share Lessons With Eagles

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Post published:March 6, 2026
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Tammie Jo Shults was at the controls of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 from New York’s La Guardia Airport when a fan blade in the left engine flew off, causing a…

Lone Star Flight Museum Announces 2025 Texas Aviation Hall of Fame Inductees

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Post published:April 2, 2025
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The Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM) is honored to announce the selection of three new inductees into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame. The TAHOF selection committee has named Al Cisneros,…

Ride Out The Turbulence: Flying, Landing And Overcoming Adversity

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Post published:November 29, 2021
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When it comes to times of uncertainty, few things equal losing an engine when you’re 32,000 feet in the air. Now, imagine you are the one at the controls of…

Chaos in the sky, female fighter pilot looks back

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Post published:February 8, 2021
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History was made in the skies over Super Bowl 55 in Tampa, Florida when a female pilot, Captain Sarah Kociuba, led the flyover before the game. But years before, Naval…

Southwest Pilot Who Landed Fatal Flight Wasn’t Supposed to Be On It

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Post published:May 31, 2018
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Everything was going smoothly until Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 reached about 32,000 feet. Then there was chaos. A deafening bang. A puff of gray smoke. Oxygen masks dropped. At first, the…

Pilots who safely landed Southwest flight after deadly engine failure on what happened in the cockpit

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Post published:May 31, 2018
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Tammie Jo Shults and Darren Ellisor, the pilots who safely landed a Southwest Airlines plane on April 17 after one of its engines failed, said it was teamwork and training that…

Southwest Pilot Speaks Out For the First Time Since Her ‘Heroic’ Emergency Landing

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Post published:May 31, 2018
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The Southwest Airlines pilot hailed as a “hero” for safely landing Flight 1380 after a deadly engine explosion last month said that as the chaos unfolded in the air, it felt like a flashback to…

When Southwest 1380’s engine failed, the cockpit was so loud the pilots had to use hand signals to communicate

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Post published:May 31, 2018
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(CNN) When an engine failed on a Southwest Airlines flight last month, pilot Tammie Jo Shults didn’t panic. Instead, she fell back on her extensive Navy experience. “My first thoughts were…

Heroic crew of Southwest Flight 1380 describe bond, faith that pulled them through chaos

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Post published:May 23, 2018
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About 20 minutes after Southwest Flight 1380 took off from New York's LaGuardia Airport on April 17, one of the plane's engines exploded, sending debris through a passenger window and causing…