 Another plane was outfitted with modern communication and navigational equipment to travel alongside Finch.Her team for the flight included Pratt & Whitney employees, two navigators, and a staff dedicated to promotion of the flight.Finch's recreated flight began from Oakland International Airport at Oakland, California March 17, 1997, 60 years after Amelia Earhart's 1937 around-the-world flight attempt from the same airport.