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http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/03/04...-westjet-pilot

The public and WestJet have rallied to one of the carrier’s pilots whose female gender was questioned by a passenger.
Last Sunday,a traveller on a Calgary to Victoria flight left a note on a seat written on a napkin saying he’d rather not fly with a woman at the controls.
“I wish WestJet could tell me a fair lady is at the helm so I can book another flight!” wrote the man who identified himself as David in 12E.
“The cockpit of an airline is no place for a woman.”
The note goes on to say the proper role for a woman is as a mother, not a pilot.
“We’re short of mothers, not pilots WestJet,” he wrote, while mentioning the biblical Old Testament’s Proverbs 31 which extols the virtues of domestic women.
David then apologized for not being politically correct.
The 17-year pilot, Capt. Carey Steacy wrote on her Facebook page that the note’s writer asked flight attendants if she had enough flight hours under her belt to fly safely and to have earned her rank.
“So safety is important to you, too,” wrote the mother of two of the note that was collected by cleaning staff.
“In fact, there are no places not for ladies anymore.”
Steacy said that, just as she had a right to captain an airliner, David had the option to avoid boarding her plane.
“We all as humans have the same rights in this great country of ours...now, back to my most important role, being a mother,” she wrote.
On Tuesday, a WestJet official said the issue was now behind them, but not before the carrier insisted it greatly values all of its fliers.
“We are enormously proud of the professionalism, skills and expertise of our pilots and we are disappointed by this note,” they stated.
Commentors on news websites ridiculed David’s stance, siding with Steacy.
Wrote Dana: “Hey “David” .... this is 2014...did you know that women can now not only be great mothers, but be great pilots, great executives, great drivers...and guess what? We have the right to vote.”

Some people should be set on an ice float and pushed north.