/tags/david-harris David Harris en-US Copyright Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:49:48 GMT /news/2024-03-13/the-first-black-pilot-of-a-commercial-airline-has-died-at-89 David E. Harris became the first Black pilot to fly for a commercial airline when American Airlines hired him in 1964. Announcing Capt. Harris' death, American's CEO called him a "trailblazer." Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:49:48 GMT /news/2024-03-13/the-first-black-pilot-of-a-commercial-airline-has-died-at-89 Elizabeth Blair /arts-culture/npr-news/2022-02-18/segregated-skies-tells-the-story-of-the-first-black-pilot-for-a-commercial-airline When American Airlines hired David Harris in 1964, he became the first African American pilot to fly for a commercial airline. Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cottman's Segregated Skies tells his story. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:46:49 GMT /arts-culture/npr-news/2022-02-18/segregated-skies-tells-the-story-of-the-first-black-pilot-for-a-commercial-airline Elizabeth Blair