Captain Irene Koki Mutungi (Commonly referred to as Koki Mutungi) is a professional pilot in Kenya. She undertook her studies with Kenya School of Flying for her Private Pilots License and undertook her Commercial Pilots License and other ratings at Crabtree Aviation, Oklahoma, USA. She. Is currently pursuing her Masters degree in Aviation Safety management. […]
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Growing up Winnie always had love for thrill and adventure .Born and raised in a small city(Mzuzu)in Malawi .While in high school at the age of 15 she met a friend who told her about flying and from that point she knew that’s all she wanted to do.She became obsessed with female pilots and flying
Most people call her Lola from Nigeria. She is the sister of Funmilayo. She flies the Sikorsky Sk 76 Helicopter in Nigeria for Bristow Helicopters. Lola is a mother to 3 boys and comes from a family of pilots. Lola is the first of seven girls. Her father and husband are both pilots including two
Funmilayo Makinde is a Nigerian Private Pilot Licence holder, currently undergoing her Instrument Rating (Airplane) in Deland Aviation, Deland, Florida, USA. Since she was a child she always dreamed of flying the iron bird, she still has goose bumps when she sees an airplane taxi to the active runway and goes full throttle for take
It’s true, the journey to becoming a Pilot starts off as a love story. She had almost given up on her dream. Ideally, she wanted to commence with her Pilot training straight after high school but was financially challenged and even then, had never been on board an airplane. Her parents were struggling back then
She was born and raised in a humbled back ground in Soweto. She never knew about aviation or aircrafts until, she had to fly with her mom with the ticket she had won and even now she can’t explain the excitement she had just by entering the airport. she never stopped asking questions until she
Taahira Khan from Zimbabwe. At the early age of 4 years old she attended her first airshow, ever since that day, her father always told her, she never stopped telling him one day she would fly those aeroplanes. After completing college it was still her dream to become a pilot. Due to financial difficulties she
A commercial Pilot, Captain on the Q400 dash 8. Yolanda is from Malawi and currently working for Malawian Airlines. She had a passion for aeroplanes since she was six years old and never dreamt of being anything else other than a pilot. She completed her flying training in 2009 and started working for the national
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A multi instrument rated commercial pilot. Flying was like a fairy tale to her. She never thought she could get to it that easily due to the costs that are adhered. She dreamt about it for so long, after finishing high school, got a Turkish scholarship to go study in turkey and that was her
She hails from Ekiti State in Western Nigeria. She comes from a family of five and a background that holds educational achievement and academic pursuit as important values. This influenced her to pursue a career path in academics and research, obtaining a Bachelors’ degree in Environmental Management and Toxicology from the Federal University of Agriculture,
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