Likkle but wi tallawah, even in the skies!

Six children of the soil created history

last Sunday (Feb. 23) becoming the first, all-Jamaican crew to lead an American

Airline flight from Kingston to Miami.

The crew, led by Captain Robert McPherson,

went viral on social media and covered everything from the cockpit to cabin staff.

McPherson was joined by First Officer Shaun

Nelson and Flight Attendants Linneth Duhaney, Shanecia Witter, Mario Facey and

Stanley Franklin.

It was a cool morning at the Norman Manley

International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston as American Airlines flight AA2370 was

gearing up for its Miami, Florida destination.

Just after sunrise, at 6:55 am, the crew

made the startling realisation that the Boeing 737-800 was being run by a capable

Jamaican team—immortalising the moment in a photo.

In an interview with , Captain McPherson, who hails from Kingston, said that the Jamaican take-over took them all by surprise.Caribbean National Weekly

“After three years flying together, First

Officer Shaun Nelson and I are now going to fly different aircraft, so this was

our last flight together. We couldn’t believe that on this particular flight we

had an all-Jamaican crew,” he said.

Starting the day off just right with the

national dish, ackee and saltfish, the hour, 55-minute flight was brimming with

excitement as even passengers celebrated the milestone.

“The passengers were also excited…we were

all able to speak to them in Patois. It made for a very upbeat, fun flight and

you could feel the pride and excitement of the passengers,” said Flight

Attendant Stanley Franklin.

Landing safely, at 8:50 am in Miami, Duhaney

made her arrival announcement, “This all-Jamaican crew would like to welcome

you to Miami”, and was met with a rapturous applause.