{"id":5803,"date":"2020-10-14T00:15:17","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T00:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isa21.org\/?page_id=5803"},"modified":"2020-11-25T22:25:58","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T22:25:58","slug":"brigitte-lakah","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/isa21.org\/brigitte-lakah\/","title":{"rendered":"Brigitte Lakah"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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October 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Brigitte Lakah<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Airline:<\/strong> UPS Airlines<\/span>
Crew Position:<\/strong> Captain<\/span>
Aircraft:<\/strong> B-747<\/span>
Domicile:<\/strong> Anchorage, Alaska<\/span>
Education:<\/strong> Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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What airplanes have you flown during your career?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Brigitte:<\/span><\/p>

1987-1990:<\/u>\u00a0<\/b>CRG (FL), MSY (NO), FRG (NY) and TEB (NJ):\u00a0MISC FLYING:\u00a0Charters, Flight instructor, Personal Pilot, Cessnas\/Pipers\/Navajos<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>
1990-1994:Allegheny:<\/u><\/b> ABE (PA), ACY (NJ), AVP (PA): First officer and Captain Sd330\/360, DHC-8<\/span><\/div>
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1994- Present: UPS
<\/u><\/b>SDF (KY) B727 FE, 1994-1995<\/span>
SDF (KY) B727 FO, 1995-1999<\/span>
SDF (KY) B75\/76 FO, 1999-2004<\/span>
SDF (KY) B75\/76 CPT, 2004-202<\/span><\/div>
ANC (AK) B747 CPT 2020-current<\/span><\/div><\/blockquote>

Have you had any mentors throughout the years?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

Brigitte: My uncle was a Captain for EgyptAir,\u00a0I made friends with the FAA FSDO at TEB and visited them often to ask questions and seek advice. I listened to the old-timers who loved to hangar-talk when the weather wasn\u2019t conducive to flying. I read AOPA and FLYING. I joined the 99\u2019s and attended FAPA Career Days. I sent my resum\u00e9 to all airlines, even before I had the qualifying time, just to get my name on their list.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

How did you get interested in aviation?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Brigitte: [I was] Born in Egypt, and raised in Belgium, moved to America when I was 15. My dad wanted to be a pilot, but his father stopped him. He took me flying when I was 5 years old and I fell in love. \u00a0I made it my mission to fulfill his dream of becoming an airline pilot. \u00a0The World is My Playground<\/a>\u00a0– Airways Article World Traveller, July 2013<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

Do you have any future aviation goals you hope to achieve?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Brigitte: Seaplane rating, island hopping\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

While on a long layover in Anchorage, what are some outdoor activities that you have enjoyed with other flight crew members?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Brigitte: Riding snow machines (Alaskan<\/em> for snow mobile) and going snow shoe hiking,\u00a0trail biking, snow skiing. I\u2019d like to learn how to country ski.<\/span><\/p>

Do you live in base?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Brigitte: No, I live in Clearwater Beach, Florida and I rent a darling apartment in Anchorage. I consider myself a free-spirit vagabond. I\u2019m starting to love Alaska.<\/span><\/p>

Does your schedule require you to be on reserve or do you have a set schedule?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Brigitte: I hold a line, which is a set schedule. Thankfully…\u00a0I don’t like to be on reserve call-out.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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What does a typical day of flying look like?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Brigitte: We take off from Anchorage to arrive at SZX\/ZGSZ (Shenzhen, China) with a metric chart in hand and headphones covering both ears. \u00a0Reading back metric altitudes when we are used to \u2018feet\u2019 can be very challenging, as can dealing with Asian accents.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Brigitte was inducted into the 2020 Captain’s Club, introduced by ISA+21 Member Cate Bute:<\/span><\/p>

A year and a half ago, I attended the ALPA Jumpseat Conference in Washington DC. While the room was filled with intimidating men, I felt instant comfort when this lady came up to me and said \u201cOh! Look, a mini me!\u201d And from then on, I knew I wanted to be just like Brigitte.\u00a0 Not only has Brigitte mentored me to be who I am today and teach me how to be an airline pilot, but she\u2019s also showed me how to be a proud female airline pilot. She is one of the most kind, outgoing, exciting and influential women I have met, and because of that, I am incredibly proud to introduce her into the Captain\u2019s Club, and also accept this award on her behalf.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In 2019, Brigitte discovered a cancerous lump in her breast. \u00a0She had a lumpectomy. \u00a0After her second surgery, her doctor confirmed she was now cancer free. Brigitte urges every female to do<\/strong> regular self-exams while laying down, between checkups<\/strong>. \u00a0She was lucky and caught it early. \u00a0Read her letter to Womens First Dr. Mollie Cartwright.<\/a><\/span><\/p>

This October, ISA+21 celebrates all of our members who have been affected by Breast Cancer.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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November 2020 ><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

October 2020 Brigitte Lakah Airline: UPS Airlines Crew Position: Captain Aircraft: B-747 Domicile: Anchorage, Alaska Education: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University What airplanes have you flown during your career?  Brigitte: 1987-1990: CRG (FL), MSY (NO), FRG (NY) and TEB (NJ): MISC FLYING: Charters, Flight instructor, Personal Pilot, Cessnas\/Pipers\/Navajos 1990-1994:Allegheny: ABE (PA), ACY (NJ), AVP (PA): First officer and Captain Sd330\/360, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6392,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/isa21.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5803"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/isa21.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/isa21.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isa21.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isa21.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/isa21.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isa21.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/isa21.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}