A United Airlines pilot made a heartfelt announcement earlier than piloting a flight with her mom on her mission of a lifetime.
Brooke Patterson Van Howe held a microphone as she stood outside United Airlines Terminal Gate 76A and informed passengers that she could be their first officer to bring them to Newark this afternoon.
“Today we have a very special flight, perhaps the most special of my aviation career,” Van Hove said in a statement from an undisclosed airport.
She turned to the smiling girl standing next to her who was wearing an identical Navy pilot uniform and mentioned, “Look, this is Captain Brenda Patterson…she’s not just my role model…she’s my mother.
“From the first day I took my first flying lesson, it was my dream to fly with my mom, and today that dream came true,” to applause as mother and daughter drag their luggage across the terminal toward the plane.
Brooke Patterson Van Hove held a microphone as she stood with her elderly passengers as she announced that she would be their first officer on the United Airlines flight that would bring them to Newark this afternoon.
She turned to the woman next to her, who is wearing a matching Navy pilot’s uniform, she said. “See, this is Captain Brenda Patterson…she’s not just my role model…she’s my mother”
Mother and daughter, pilots posing in the cockpit of an airplane. The video went viral on Mother’s Day
By touching it A touching tribute to Van Howe appeared on TikTok several days before Mother’s Day with the caption: “Like Mother, Like Daughter.”
The video shows the latest collection of pictures of Van Howe and her mom.
“She raised me to be the woman I am today and I am very proud to call her my mother,” she mentioned. “I am very happy to share the experience with you.”
United Airlines re-shared the video and their post has over 640,000 likes.
Van Hove’s feel-good vibe left plenty of feedback on how effective and uplifting the message was for the duo’s flight to Newark, New Jersey.
United Airlines re-shared the video and their post has over 640,000 likes.
“Why am I crying,” one wrote.
Another said: “Female pilots are the best”
“More women in aviation,” another wrote with applause.
A throwback image of a mother-daughter duo flying together on a United Airlines plane years later
As a teenager, Van Howe envisioned herself carrying a United Airlines sweatshirt
Many of the guys who participated were equally passionate about mail.
“How proud can mommy be???” someone added: “This is so cool
“United is here defining the motto ‘connecting people, uniting the world’ on a private level!” mentioned each other.
Someone mentioned: “It’s just a very special moment… congratulations.”
