Touching the Sky: The extraordinary story of an Australian trailblazer who became the longest flying female airline pilot in the world
the extraordinary story of an australian trailblazer who became the longest flying female airline pilot in the world
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- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2026
Summary
Deborah Lawrie didn’t just break the glass ceiling - she flew right through it.
They told her women couldn’t fly commercial airliners. They told her women weren’t welcome in the cockpit. They told her women couldn’t work and have a family.
She told them she’d see them in court.
In an era when flight attendants were dismissed as ‘trolley dollies’ and smoking on aeroplanes was practically mandatory, Deborah Lawrie broke barriers to become Australia’s first femal…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733343964 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0733343961 |
| Author: | Deborah Lawrie |
| Publisher: | ABC Books |
| Imprint: | ABC Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
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About The Author
Deborah Lawrie
Deborah Lawrie AM was the subject of the first contested equal opportunity anti-discrimination case in Australia. After fighting Ansett Airlines for more than a year, in 1979 she won the landmark battle in the High Court and became the first female airline pilot for a major airline in Australia.
Deborah has numerous accolades, including her induction into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2001, winning the Master Air Pilot award in 2017 and, in 2022, she was added to the Australian Aviation Hall of Fame. In November 2023, Sydney Airport named a flyover that connects the International and Domestic terminals in her honour. It sits over Sir Reginald Ansett Drive.
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