For decades, the aviation industry has carried the reputation of being overtly male and white. At least 95% of the roughly 158,000 pilots employed in the United States are men, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“This is a very male-dominated industry,” said Dana Donati, a former pilot with Republic Airways.
Donati recalls being one of two females in her college aviation courses and during her early officer training.
At the height of summer travel, as airlines brace for a pilot…