With eyes that saw what is, a mind that dreamed of what could be and an ambition to merge the two was how Amina interacted with her childhood in the dusty town of Isiolo, Kenya where the dominant culture is male chauvinistic and the collective identity is that of being marginalized and underdeveloped even relative […]
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Laura was born in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo; however South Africa has been her home from a young age. She matriculated from Pretoria High School for Girls in 2003 and in late 2004 began her dream of becoming a pilot. Laura received her South African Air Force (SAAF) military pilot wings in
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Thinking back on her life, she remembers being a 6-year-old girl full of dreams in primary school. One day her English teacher asked her the most difficult question she has ever been asked. “What would like to become one day when you grow up, Hannah?” She stood there, looking up to her with a million
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Sophie Ghezai is a highly accomplished aviation safety and operations specialist with over 30 years of global industry experience, currently focused on expanding aviation safety and operational excellence across Africa. Her expertise spans Safety Management Systems (SMS), flight operations, and regulatory compliance, with in-depth knowledge of FAA, NTSB, DOT, OSHA, ICAO, IATA, and multiple international
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Commercial pilot, Founder and CEO Bambino life foundation (an organisation that promotes girl child education and empowerment among other things), Brand ambassador sky plus Young aviators club (an organization that encourages children to join the aviation industry) Director STEM Queens Uganda (an initiative that encourages young girls to join and participate in science, technology, engineering
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Having always wanted to learn how to fly, she began her ppl in January ‘83 whilst in her final year at university. Financing the training with a Saturday job, she gained a ppl in sept ‘84 in minimum hours (couldn’t afford to pay for extra!) Her first instructor suggested she go the commercial route; but
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
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Edith is a mixed origins woman, rich in culture being French-Senegalese by her Father and Ivorian-German by her Mother. The fact that she grew up and lived in Abidjan most of her life determines a big part of her personality. She is Ivorian above all! Her passion for aviation comes from her early childhood. She
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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
Driven by a dream of travelling the world, Dina Dawod began her aviation journey as an air hostess. With every flight, she felt an increasing pull towards the cockpit, and before long she made the bold decision to leave her family and travel to the United States to pursue her dream of becoming a pilot.
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