Tammie Jo Shults ( née Bonnell ; born November 2 , 1961 ) is an American commercial airline captain and retired naval aviator . Known for being one of the first female fighter pilots to serve in the United States Navy , following active duty she became a pilot for Southwest Airlines . On April 17 , 2018 , as captain of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 , she safely landed a Boeing 737-700 after the aircraft suffered an engine failure with debris causing rapid decompression of the aircraft
Southwest Airlines Flight 1380
Southwest Airlines Flight 1380
Tammie Jo Shults