In 1969, Turi Widerøe became the first woman to work as a commercial airline pilot for a major airline in the Western world. Widerøe flew for Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS).  

Widerøe earned her private pilot’s license in 1962 and her commercial license in 1965. In 1968, she joined SAS where she was enrolled in the company’s flight academy. After graduating, she was certified as a co-pilot on the Convair 440 Metropolitan, making history.