.jpg)
Who Is Aisha Al Mansoori? Pilot Becomes United Arab Emirates’ First Female Captain
Aisha Al Mansoori joined UAE’s national airline Etihad Airways more than 15 years ago and has almost 6,000 flight hours under her wings.
Female pilots
Aircraft Doesn’t Know If Pilot is Female or Male : Wing Commander Shaliza Dhami
The headcount of women in the military has increased almost three-fold over the last six years.
Jessica Cox Scales New Heights By Flying A Plane With Her Feet
Jessica Cox is the first armless pilot in the world. If you think she would stop at that, think again, she is also the first holder of a black armless belt at the American Taekwondo Association.
Age Gap Between Male And Female Pilots Landed Plane In Open Drain
Aviation authorities have advised Air India Express to minimise the age gap between pilots. They opined that having a wide age gap could affect the decisions to be taken and co-pilots should be paired in a way that could avoid accidents. Over 18 months ago, an Air India Express flight from Abu Dhabi to Kochi had […]
Five Female Pilots Granted Licence To Fly Planes In Saudi Arabia
History is in the making in Saudi Arabia as its General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has issued licences to five women pilots. The country appears to be slowly working towards a different era of modernity and equality. Many social restrictions are easing in the deeply conservative Muslim country. Lifting the decade-long driving ban was one […]
Things To Know About Sarla Thakral: First Indian Woman To Fly Solo
Back in 1936, when aspirations and dreams of women were chained, equality and women’s empowerment were merely arbitrary concepts, 21-year-old Sarla Thakral winged her way into the skies. She became the first Indian woman to fly an aircraft. Here are a few things to know about her: Made a Mark in History Sarla was the […]
IAF’s Bhawana Kanth Becomes 2nd Indian Woman To Fly Aircraft Solo
Flying officer Bhawana Kanth recently became the second woman pilot to fly a fighter aircraft solo, reported ANI. The first woman to achieve the feat is Avani Chaturvedi. Flying officer Bhawana Kanth became the second woman pilot of Indian Air Force to fly solo in a fighter aircraft after she flew in a MiG 21 Bison aircraft from […]
Avani Chaturvedi Flies MiG-21 Solo! First Indian Woman to do So!
Flying high on success, Officer Avani Chaturvedi on Monday scripted history yet again. Avani is now the first Indian woman to fly a fighter aircraft solo, reported PTI. She is one of India’s first women fighter pilots who broke through glass ceiling along with Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh on June 18th, 2016. After the Defence Ministry’s ground-breaking decision of […]
Woman Born In Refugee Camp To Become Youngest Afghan Pilot To Fly Across World
Shaesta Waiz (29) is all set to complete a solo round-the-world flight, thereby becoming the youngest Afghan woman to do so. She took off from Daytona Beach, Florida, on May 13 (Saturday) and is currently on the transatlantic leg of her journey.
At 16, Baroda Girl Gets Licence To Fly
At 16, Varija Shah got a unique gift on her birthday. She flew a Cessna aircraft on Monday evening when she toured the city for 20 minutes, under the guidance of Charlie Weir, the chief flight instructor of the Gujrat Flying Club. Interestingly, the Class XI girl does not have a licence to drive a two-wheeler. Passion, dedication […]
