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Wed 05 May 2010Permission to land first woman Aer Lingus pilot retires
THE FIRST woman pilot recruited by Aer Lingus retired yesterday after 33 years' service with the former State airline.
Capt Gráinne Cronin (pictured) formally bid farewell after she and an all-female crew comprised of Capt Elaine Egan and First Officer Shelley Gahan flew an Airbus A330 aircraft on flight EI 137 from Dublin to Boston.
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