Captain Aisha Al Mansoori has turn into the UAE’s first feminine Emirati captain in a business airline.
Captain Al Mansoori was granted command at a latest ceremony that happened at Etihad’s Crew Briefing Centre within the presence of her household and friends.
The 33-year-old captain joined Etihad’s Cadet Pilot programme in October 2007 and was one among solely two feminine UAE nationals in her batch. In 2010, Al Mansoori efficiently graduated from the programme and operated her first flight on an Airbus A320 to Amman, Jordan.
Since then, Al Mansoori climbed the ranks, finishing the required flying hours to turn into a senior first officer.
She was the primary feminine UAE nationwide to fly the superjumbo passenger plane, the Airbus A380.
Al Mansoori accomplished Etihad’s rigorous programme of checks and the obligatory variety of flying hours required to be thought of for the rank of captain. She handed the UAE Basic Civil Aviation Authority’s theoretical data and flying exams efficiently and formally turned the primary Emirati feminine captain to carry an Air Transport Pilot License (ATPL) within the UAE.
Mohammad Al Bulooki, COO, Etihad Aviation Group, mentioned, “Etihad is extraordinarily happy with Captain Aisha’s achievement and the trailblazing position she is taking part in for ladies in aviation within the UAE. She’s going to little doubt be the primary of many, and Etihad seems ahead to welcoming extra feminine pilots to the rank of captain sooner or later.
“Etihad stays dedicated to Emiratisation and to elevating Emirati girls to play their half within the development of the aviation trade.”
Captain Aisha Al Mansoori mentioned: “I’m very grateful to have had the chance to affix Etihad’s Cadet Pilot programme and develop my profession through the years with Etihad. I’m grateful for the super help I’ve acquired from my instructors at Etihad and for his or her steering by my coaching, which has formed my abilities and ready me for the rank of captain.
“I’m proud to be the primary feminine Emirati to be a captain in a business airline, and I hope I shall be an inspiration to younger girls to comply with this profession path.”
On August 28, Al Mansoori will start common flying duties as a captain at Etihad, a day which additionally marks Emirati Ladies’s Day.
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