On 28 August, for the primary time within the historical past of the United Arab Emirates, a business flight of the Etihad airline can have an Emirati lady as captain. Meet 33 years previous Aisha Mansouri.
Aisha Al Mansoori has grow to be the primary Emirati lady captain of a business airline within the United Arab Emirates. The 33-year-old captain, who operates for Etihad, joined the airline’s pilot cadet programme in October 2007 and was one in all solely two Emirati girls in her class. In 2010, the long run captain graduated from the programme along with her first flight on an Airbus A320 in Amman, Jordan.
A number of steps up the ladder
Since then, Aisha Al Mansoori has risen by means of the ranks, accumulating the required flight hours to grow to be a senior first officer and ultimately the primary Emirati lady to fly the Airbus A380 superjumbo.
To attain the rank of captain, Al Mansoori needed to full Etihad’s checks and balances programme, a compulsory variety of flying hours and move the UAE Normal Civil Aviation Authority‘s theoretical and piloting exams. In consequence, she turned the primary Emirati lady captain to carry an airline pilot’s licence within the UAE.
A primary for UAE Girls’s Day
“Aviation is gender-neutral and to show themselves, Etihad pilots endure intensive examinations and meet strict flight hour necessities to make sure the best coaching requirements in worldwide aviation are met,” Mohammad Al Bulooki, group operations director of Etihad Aviation was quoted as saying in Gulf Information. Aisha has earned her rank and can little doubt encourage her fellow Emiratis and younger girls around the globe to pursue their desires in aviation.”
Le 28 août, Aisha Al Mansoorieffectuera son premier vol business en tant que commandant de bord capitaine chez Etihad, un jour qui marque également la Journée de la femme émiratie.