blimey, that took long enough.

kind of publicity own goal, because, while patting themselves on the back for, shocked amazement, having a female pilot, they are at the same time, clearly showing how far behind the times the airline is...

On 6/3/2026 at 3:08 AM, emptypockets said:

As long as there are no hill starts or three point turns it should be ok.

and the wrong time of the month ?

Why don’t women pilots ever get lost? Because they actually read the flight manual.

Let's hope she doesn't back into anything.

5 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Let's hope she doesn't back into anything.

Even if she didn’t hit anything, the aircraft would have to be grounded for inspection for using reverse thrusters on the tarmac while attempting to taxi from the gate.

16 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Let's hope she doesn't back into anything.

Reverse thrust near the terminal and on general taxiways, its use is heavily restricted or prohibited by most airlines.

So not likely to reverse into anything,

Or was that comment in jest?

2 minutes ago, ozfarang said:

Reverse thrust near the terminal and on general taxiways, its use is heavily restricted or prohibited by most airlines.

So not likely to reverse into anything,

Or was that comment in jest?

It was in jest

12 hours ago, still kicking said:

Nonsense, my Thai wife has had a licence for about 20 years, get lost.

My wife payed Bt2000 for hers after failing the test a couple of times (the written part). Mind you one of the blokes there told her that the amber light isn't amber (or orange as my wife said, sii som) it's yellow. As for the article good on her but as for "gender imbalance" that's just the way it is. More men want to be pilots than women. The reverse is true when it comes to teaching or nursing for example.

12 hours ago, Maybole said:

I worked in aviation for 40 years, until recently many women were detered by the unsocial hours and were reluctant to work nights or even late evenings alongside male colleagues.

The two I know really, really love flying. I asked about the having a baby and being away from home but they said they would work through that problem when they got to it.

Some female pilots just want to fly Local/US. It's still not an easy decision. Having a relationship, possibly family, the multiple scheduling difficulties with outside of work commitments, not something easily solved.

Most FA's flying international have support systems in place at home or older kids. For Delta it was 24 hours off upon arrival at foreign destination Long Haul Flights.

The photo shows her with 3 stripes on her shoulder. Pilots have 4. Why the difference?

I suppose her father is a high up official in Thai Airways or a senior officer in the Thai Air Force

I have them next door to where I live. A Thai Airways pilot, a male flight attendent and a person who is high up in Thai Airways. Of course daddy was a senior officer in the Thai Airforce. The nepotism is totally out of control in Thailand.

16 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

The photo shows her with 3 stripes on her shoulder. Pilots have 4. Why the difference?

If you read the article you would see that she is a first officer.

Not all pilot have 4 stripes only captains.

I would love to go under the cockpit seat..😜

2 minutes ago, Sigmund said:

I would love to go under the cockpit seat..😜

Why would you want to do that ?

21 hours ago, dinsdale said:

My wife payed Bt2000 for hers after failing the test a couple of times (the written part). Mind you one of the blokes there told her that the amber light isn't amber (or orange as my wife said, sii som) it's yellow. As for the article good on her but as for "gender imbalance" that's just the way it is. More men want to be pilots than women. The reverse is true when it comes to teaching or nursing for example.

My wife had her son do the written and after backing into the cat behind, than bumping the on in front trying to get out of a street side parking spot, the cop had had enough and it only cost her ฿1000 to "pass".....

This was some years ago.

Drives (by local standards) very safely now.🤗

My wife and kid passed on the first try without problem or tip.

I had at least 15 women (office and floor) get their licenses with a company pickup when I was working, and almost all passed the test the first time.

22 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

If you read the article you would see that she is a first officer.

Not all pilot have 4 stripes only captains.

So she isn't the captain i..e. the one with overall control.

6 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

So she isn't the captain i..e. the one with overall control.

It is in the article.

“Pannathorn Tangrungruangchai, known as “Bam”, served as the airline’s first female First Officer on flight TG564 from Bangkok to Hanoi”

Which is normal as in almost all commercial airline career paths worldwide, airline captains begin as first officers (co-pilots).

On 6/4/2026 at 3:37 PM, Georgealbert said:

If you read the article you would see that she is a first officer.

Not all pilot have 4 stripes only captains.

If we're talking about the TG female pilot, the photo in the cockpit shows her with TWO,2 stripes making her a Second Officer or junior First..but not a full First officer with 3 stripes???

12 minutes ago, orchidfan said:

If we're talking about the TG female pilot, the photo in the cockpit shows her with TWO,2 stripes making her a Second Officer or junior First..but not a full First officer with 3 stripes???

A where did I say she had 3 stripes.

The OP quoted ThaiAirways which says she was first officer on the flight.

1 hour ago, Georgealbert said:

A where did I say she had 3 stripes.

The OP quoted ThaiAirways which says she was first officer on the flight.

Yes, quite.

I guess TG made her an acting FO, perhaps under " Line Training ", or the OP was just making it simple for the average person who has generally no idea about flight crews. Cockpit management, flight planning or eveb how a modern "airliner" even gets from A to B.

Worldwide, the female pilots are, from my 40+ years experience, highly professional, skilled, calm, level headed and can in no way be compared to scatter brained, uneducated housewives alluded to by some of our members here.

On 6/3/2026 at 10:07 PM, josephbloggs said:

No she can't. No woman can. That's why you don't see women driving cars in the west.

Explains why she does not have 4 stripes!

Well done Thai Airways and welcome to the 21t century. It's about time.

On 6/5/2026 at 1:40 PM, Georgealbert said:

It is in the article.

“Pannathorn Tangrungruangchai, known as “Bam”, served as the airline’s first female First Officer on flight TG564 from Bangkok to Hanoi”

Which is normal as in almost all commercial airline career paths worldwide, airline captains begin as first officers (co-pilots).

I hope she will be better than most of the female pilots when she gets her forth stripe.

45 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

I hope she will be better than most of the female pilots when she gets her forth stripe.

Trolling nonsense