Grounded
Published on 9. May 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
270 pages
978-1-916776-15-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
"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
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.
"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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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 207 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
460 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-916776-15-9 (9781916776159)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
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.
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.