Carole Hopson is a Boeing 737 Captain for United Airlines, based in Newark, NJ.

After a remarkable 20-year career as a journalist and executive, she followed her dream to become a pilot and share her passion with others as a flight instructor, while raising money her family. 

Walking away from executive-level positions, she went to flight school with gusto and completed flight training at the peak of her corporate accomplishments. 

True to her roots as a writer, Carole published her debut novel: A Pair of Wings, based on the life story of pioneer aviatrix Bessie Coleman, the first American to earn a French civilian pilot’s license.

Carole also heads the Jet Black Foundation, dedicated to sending 100 Black women to flight school by the year 2035.