Louis Freeman
Latest Stories
pioneering_black_pilot_91672.jpg
Southwest Airlines captain Louis Freeman, fourth from left, poses for photos with current and retired Southwest pilots before boarding a jet to fly his last flight for Southwest before his retirement in Dallas, Thursday, June 8, 2017. Freeman was the first African-American to become a chief pilot at a major U.S. airline and is retiring after a 36-year career that saw big changes in aviation. His most memorable flight carried the body of civil rights icon Rosa Parks. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
pioneering_black_pilot_66128.jpg
Southwest Airlines captain Louis Freeman, right, gets a hug from flight attendant Gisela Alvarez before he boards a jet fly his last flight for Southwest before his retirement in Dallas, Thursday, June 8, 2017. Freeman was the first African-American to become a chief pilot at a major U.S. airline and is retiring after a 36-year career that saw big changes in aviation. His most memorable flight carried the body of civil rights icon Rosa Parks. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
pioneering_black_pilot_12853.jpg
Southwest Airlines captain Louis Freeman talks on a cell phone as he waits to board a jet to pilot his last flight for Southwest before his retirement in Dallas, Thursday, June 8, 2017. Freeman was the first African-American to become a chief pilot at a major U.S. airline and is retiring after a 36-year career that saw big changes in aviation. His most memorable flight carried the body of civil rights icon Rosa Parks. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
pioneering_black_pilot_05308.jpg
Southwest Airlines captain Louis Freeman, right, gets a hug from flight attendant Gisela Alvarez before he boards a jet to pilot his last flight for Southwest before his retirement in Dallas, Thursday, June 8, 2017. Freeman was the first African-American to become a chief pilot at a major U.S. airline and is retiring after a 36-year career that saw big changes in aviation. His most memorable flight carried the body of civil rights icon Rosa Parks. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
pioneering_black_pilot_36221.jpg
Southwest announced on Twitter Tuesday evening that every person who started working for Southwest Airlines prior to Dec. 31, 2017, will soon receive a $1,000 cash bonus on Jan. 8, 2018. (Associated Press)
pioneering_black_pilot_65798.jpg
Cristopher Goods, 10, right, offers congratulations to Southwest Airlines captain Louis Freeman before Freeman piloted his last flight for the airline before his retirement in Dallas, Thursday, June 8, 2017. Freeman was the first African-Americansto become a chief pilot at a major U.S. airline and is retiring after a 36-year career that saw big changes in aviation. His most memorable flight carried the body of civil rights icon Rosa Parks. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
