Inspiring Pilot Opens up Her Late Career Change to Pursue Flying
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Captain Carole Hopson’s path to the airlines hasn’t followed a traditional route. She spent a decade as a newspaper reporter, worked to help football players find off-season jobs at the NFL and was once the VP of training at Foot Locker, until her now-husband of 30 years gifted her flying lessons when she was 36. NBC’s Laura Jarrett shares how Captain Hopson made her dream of flying a reality.
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