Home News Mother-Daughter Duo Make History Piloting Southwest Flight Together by Karly WoodAugust 3, 2022 Southwest Airlines Co. | Schelly Stone Search more like this mother daughterhistory bookspremature babies Advertisement Trending Now News Disney+’s Prices Are Increasing—Unless You Want to Watch Ads Food & Drink General Mills Is Bringing Back 4 Classic Sugar Cereals That Your Mom Never Let You Eat Viral & Trending Cat Sneaks into Family Car & Joins Their Road Trip, Becomes Instant Celebrity Viral & Trending Weatherman Discovers His Map Is a Touchscreen and His Reaction Is So Pure Celeb & Entertainment Serena Williams Announces Retirement: ‘If I Were a Guy, I Wouldn’t Be Writing This’ Advertisement Holly and Keely Petitt are the first mother and daughter pair to pilot a Southwest flight.The ultimate mother-daughter activity is in the history books! Captain Holly Petitt and First Officer Keely Petitt are the first ever mother and daughter pilot duo for Southwest Airlines, flying their first flight together on Sat. Jul. 23.“It’s been a dream come true,” said Holly in a Southwest press release. “First, I found this career and fell in love with it, and then that one of my kids fell into this and in love with this career too. It’s surreal.” The pair made their first trip together from their home base in Denver on Flight #3658 to St. Louis. “Not only are Holly and Keely making Southwest history, but also they’re breaking barriers and empowering women of all ages to pursue their dreams in aviation, and pun intended, reach for the skies,” says Southwest. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Southwest Airlines (@southwestair)Captain Holly has been working in the field of aviation since college, starting out as a flight attendant. After realizing she wanted to fly planes instead, she worked on her certifications so she could pursue her dreams.Having a mom in the cockpit inspired Keely to follow in her footsteps. After scoring an internship with Southwest in 2017, it became clear that this was the company she wanted to work for. “Southwest was always the end goal for me,” says Keely. “There was really never any other option.”For Captain Holly, it all comes back to that irresistible mother’s love. “It’s been a very emotional morning for me. One moment you are holding this tiny premature baby in your arms and in a blink of an eye she is sitting next to you on the flight deck of a Boeing 737 jet” she says in a Facebook post. Our kids never cease to amaze us. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Copy (Opens in new window) Search more like this mother daughterhistory bookspremature babies Welcome to our Tinybeans family! Be sure to check your email for new activities, recipes and parenting hacks – and to see if you’ve won! Do you have a dog or cat? Select YES below and click submit to start receiving FREE pet ideas and inspiration, news about new pet products, exclusive offers and limited-time promotions. Yes, I have a pet! Submit GET READY FOR SUMMER! Enter to Win a $250 Gift Card! Enter your email and zip code below for a chance to win a Mastercard Gift Card. We’ll pick one winner per month through August 31, 2022 – 5 lucky winners in all! email zip_code campaign_name Enter Now! I agree to the official rules and to receive email communications from Tinybeans. By providing my email address, I agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience possible. Accepting the use of cookies enables important site functionality including personalization and analytics. Accept Decline Create an account to save this content on Tinybeans Choose how you would like to sign up. Continue with Apple Continue with Facebook Continue with Google or Continue with Email By signing up, you agree to Tinybeans Terms of Service and acknowledge you have read and agreed to our Privacy Policy. Sign in to your Tinybeans account Don’t have any account? Create an account here. Forgot your password? Reset it here. Sign In or Continue with Apple Continue with Facebook Continue with Google Personalized recommendations Tinybeans uses personal information to share useful recommendations and ideas for your family. This may include your previous activity, family profile and your hometown. Tinybeans keeps your data safe and does not sell personal information to any third party. Learn more about your privacy and location choices. Close
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