Mother-daughter duo make history as Southwest pilots

Mother and Daughter Become Co-pilots on Southwest Flight: 'It's been a dream come true'

Southwest Airlines announced its first-ever mother/daughter pilot duo, after Captain Holly Petitt joined First Officer Keely Petitt in the cockpit. Mother Holly Petitt started her aviation career fresh out of college as a flight attendant working for another carrier. After riding the jumpseat in the flight deck, she realized she wanted to learn to fly […]The post Mother and Daughter Become Co-pilots on Southwest Flight: ‘It’s been a dream come t…

Mother-daughter duo make history as Southwest pilots

Captain Holly Petitt and her daughter First Officer Keely Petitt are the first mother-daughter duo ever on the flight deck for the airline.

Mother and daughter pilot a Southwest flight, say it's dream come true

It was a proud Captain Holly Petitt who introduced her daughter, First Officer Keely Petitt, on Flight 3658.

'A dream come true:' Mother-daughter pilot duo take flight for Southwest Airlines

A mother-daughter duo made history last month.

A Mother & Daughter’s Shared Love of the Skies Led to Co-Piloting a Southwest Airlines Flight

And they made the cutest video about it!

Mother and Daughter Pilot Southwest Airlines Flight Together

Southwest Airlines said a mother and daughter made history when they teamed up to pilot a flight on Saturday, July 23. This footage shows Captain Holly Petitt telling passengers on the flight from Denver to St. Louis that she was flying the plane with her daughter, First Officer Keely Petitt. “This is a very exciting day for us and for Southwest Airlines,” Holly told the passengers. “We are the first mother-daughter duo ever on the flight deck o…