African 99s

She was lucky to join the Air Mauritius cadet program in 1998 having been keen on aviation since she was in her early teens. She went to flying school in the north of France at IAAG/ Ecole de Pilotage Amaury de la Grange and graduated in 2000: CPL/IR ATPL.. Started flying the ATR42/72 in Air […]

She started to fly when she was 20. She always had her head up when she was a child, as she grew up close to an airport between the mountains. The aircraft had to fly over her head . She finally found a way to become a pilot when she was 20. She left Switzerland

Sibylle is a medical doctor, executive coach, entrepreneur, freediver and musician. She lives in Cape Town/South Africa and Frankfurt M./Germany and accomplished her PPL-H on Robinson R 44 in 2011 at Helitransair Egelsbach near Frankfurt/Germany. She used to have a rating for helicopter Guimbal G2 but decided to focus on flying R 44.Flying helicopter as

Ivana Alvares-Marshall is a corporate pilot based in Malawi and a passionate advocate for breaking barriers and empowering women in aviation. She is the Founder and First Governor of the African Section of The Ninety-Nines International Organisation of Women Pilots, where she has played a pioneering role in advancing gender equality, education, and leadership within