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There was something else in the air that night which made us feel that the flight we had just operated was somehow significant. Whether it was anticipation of our impending doom or just a realisation that a tidal wave was rushing towards us and we were trapped on the beach, unable to escape its inevitability, I will never know, but ultimately, although I did not know it at the time, this was a very significant flight for me because it turned out to be the last flight in eleven years at my airline, in a career spanning more than thirty years and five different bases. The fact that there are still fewer than 500 female airline captains in the world today is part of the reason that I wanted to tell my story. I have a voice, it is my responsibility to use it to benefit other people, I may be grounded, at the moment, but this isn't necessarily the end of my flying story, it never is when you fly, because flying is not something you do, flying is something you are.

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“…how to face your fears, how to lead, how to deal with failure, and above all how to do it with humour and class. Devour it and learn from it!” Sarah Furness Best Selling author, internationally renowned speaker, former combat helicopter pilot   “Emma’s journey will resonate with so many in and outside of the airline industry… A brilliant read.” Mandy Hickson First woman to fly the Tornado GR4 on the front line, leading TedX speaker and bestselling author

""...how to face your fears, how to lead, how to deal with failure, and above all how to do it with humour and class. Devour it and learn from it!"" Sarah Furness Best Selling author, internationally renowned speaker, former combat helicopter pilot ""Emma's journey will resonate with so many in and outside of the 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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Until September 2020 Emma was one of fewer than five hundred female airline captains in the world. Then, as covid swept the globe and grounded Emma and her colleagues, she founded a charity, of which she is now CEO, and had to choose to allow the sun to set on a flying career that spanned three decades. Already well-known in the airline industry, in 2019, Emma starred in an ITV documentary, Inside the Cockpit, and overnight became known as 'Captain Emma'. She was nominated easyJet Captain of the Year in 2018. The challenges Emma faced throughout her career have taught her more than most about leadership, resilience, perseverance and grace, and she has used these skills to great effect at Project Wingman which has gained national acclaim uniting the airline industry in providing well-being support to those in aviation and to NHS frontline staff across the UK and briefly, the US. In January 2021 Emma was made MBE for her services to charity. Emma's story is one of triumph over adversity, determination, finding the good in everyone and inspiring and empowering her team of six thousand volunteers, and always with a generous heart. She now uses her years of knowledge and experience gained from life at 37000 feet to inspire the next generation of aviators. Key achievements are reflected in all she has done, widely celebrated across the industry for these, being recognised as businesswoman of the year in 2020, she also received a Points of Light award, the ACA Chairmans Industry Recognition Award, she was awarded the Brabazon Cup in 2021, as well as being made MBE.

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