Emily Joyce Howell Warner (née Hanrahan; October 30, 1939 – July 3, 2020) was an American airline pilot and the first woman captain of a scheduled U.S.

[7][8] Her pilot’s uniform is on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.

She obtained her private pilot license and got a job as a flying traffic reporter within a year.

[5] She took a job as a receptionist for Clinton Aviation Company in Denver, Colorado to pay for her instruction.

[12] She worked extra maintenance flights, such as delivering airplane parts or planes, in order to build her hours.

[16] Warner initially flew for Clinton Aviation as a first officer on Convair 580s and de Havilland Twin Otters.

[5] In late 1972, a fellow flight instructor said he was hired by Frontier Airlines, strengthening Warner's resolve.

[12] This marked an opening for American women in one of the last sex-segregated occupations in the civilian aviation industry.

[4] When Warner was hired there were no other women working as pilots for the major commercial airlines.

[7] On February 6, 1973, Howell Warner served for the first time as second officer on a Frontier Airlines Boeing 737.

[5] She was the FAA Aircrew Program Manager, assigned to United Airlines' Boeing 737 Fleet.