Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and Georgia U.S. lawmakers are pushing resolutions that would designate Feb. 16 as International Black Aviation Professionals Day.
The resolution is also the latest project for Casey Grant, one of Delta’s first Black flight attendants. For Grant, the honors and appearances this week at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport have been a long time coming. Grant retired from the airline in 2006 after 35 years of service.
Besides meeting celebrities and flying with former President Jimmy Carter, she’s dedicated her life to pushing for more recognition of the contributions of Black aviation professionals.
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