American shares stories of Black women pilots and cadets

American Airlines pilot Tammy Binns and flight instructor Gustavia Cartwright are featured role models for the 2021 ESSENCE Girls United Summit. “The moments that really catch me aren’t really the flying moments,” Binns said. “It’s the moment where I’m saying goodbye to passengers and a Black mom walks up to me with her kid and she’s like, ‘It’s amazing, do you see her? Do you see that, she’s a Black pilot. You can be a pilot.'”