A special American Airlines flight operated by an all-Black and all-female crew honored aviation pioneer Bessie Coleman on the 100th anniversary of Coleman becoming the first Black woman to pilot a public flight.

Editor’s Picks6 United Airlines pilots breaking color barrier in predominately white industryHow one group is inspiring more Black women to take flightUS Navy’s 1st Black female tactical air pilot set to get her wingsAll-Black female crew operates an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix paying tribute to trailblazer Bessie Coleman, who was the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license in 1921.Courtesy of American AirlinesPilots that were part of an All-Black female crew that helped operate an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix paying tribute to trailblazer Bessie Coleman, who was the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license in 1921.Courtesy of American AirlinesCounter staff that were part of an All-Black female crew that helped operate an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix paying tribute to trailblazer Bessie Coleman, who was the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license in 1921.Courtesy of American AirlinesGround crew that were part of an All-Black female crew that helped operate an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix paying tribute to trailblazer Bessie Coleman, who was the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license in 1921.Courtesy of American AirlinesA call center employee that was part of an All-Black female crew that helped operate an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix paying tribute to trailblazer Bessie Coleman, who was the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license in 1921.Courtesy of American Airlines