Dreams take flight! Two black female Delta pilots make history by becoming the first to fly together and they celebrate with a fist bump in the cockpit

  • Dawn Cook reached out to fellow Delta pilot Stephanie Johnson after learning she would be flying out of Detroit on Sunday
  • The two made history as the first two female black pilots to fly together 
  • Johnson was also the first black female captain for Delta

By Anna Hopkins For Dailymail.com

Two women made history this week for Delta Airlines by being the first two black female pilots to fly together in a cockpit.

First Officer Dawn Cook reached out to fellow pilot Stephanie Johnson after learning she would be flying out of Detroit on Sunday. The two organized the historic flight and posed for beaming selfies.

Johnson is also the first black female captain for Delta.

First Officer Dawn Cook, right, reached out to fellow pilot Stephanie Johnson, left, after learning she would be flying out of Detroit on Sunday. The two organized the historic flight and posed for beaming selfies

First Officer Dawn Cook, right, reached out to fellow pilot Stephanie Johnson, left, after learning she would be flying out of Detroit on Sunday. The two organized the historic flight and posed for beaming selfies

The women made history this week at Delta Airlines after being the first two black female pilots to fly together in a cockpit

The women made history this week at Delta Airlines after being the first two black female pilots to fly together in a cockpit

The two posed for selfies on the historic day and posted the photos to Facebook

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The two posed for selfies on the historic day and posted the photos to Facebook

Johnson had previously been interviewed by Delta as a part of their ‘Very Own Heroes’ series during Black History Month in which they profile outstanding employees that pioneer diversity at the company.

Johnson had previously been interviewed by Delta as a part of their 'Very Own Heroes' series during Black History Month

Johnson had previously been interviewed by Delta as a part of their ‘Very Own Heroes’ series during Black History Month

She told Delta News Hub: ‘There were no pilots in my life growing up, and I think I’m the first person in my family to graduate from college.

‘But for as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated with airplanes and would think, “What a great thing it would be to know how to fly.”’

She called taking off on a plane for the first time the thrill of her life.

Johnson also became the first female African-American pilot for Northwest Airlines in 1997.

She continued: ‘I feel a great sense of responsibility to be a positive role model. There are so few women in this profession and too many women who still don’t think of it as a career option,’

‘Today is very different, and though there are still people to inform, I am so thankful that the word is out. This is a great career – it’s worth the hard work.’