'aircraftswomen' originates from the combination of 'aircraft' and 'woman', where 'aircraft' refers to any vehicle capable of atmospheric flight and 'woman' refers to an adult female human.

'aircraftswoman' changed from the combination of 'aircraft' and 'woman' to its plural form 'aircraftswomen'.

Initially, it meant 'a woman who operates or serves on aircraft', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.