22 October 2009

All-female flight crew makes history

AMMAN - Royal Jordanian flight number 132 recorded a first for Jordanian and aviation history when it landed here this week.

Back from Athens, the plane flew with an all-women cockpit and cabin crew.

Since the establishment of RJ, two other women were awarded the same rank and flew, but with men pilots.

The plane was led by Captain Carol Rabadi and co-pilot Hadeel Khamash.

Captain Rabadi said her first flight as captain, together with co-pilot Khamash, would be a landmark in her life and the airline's history where women play a major role.

She praised the support and training RJ gives its women employees who work in all departments, including the operational and engineering sectors.

She also praised her colleagues' permanent encouragement during her training.
 

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• unfounded
  
  

  another advertisment adding unfounded facts that is not backed with any historical truth

  By Paul Neaves, Monday, October 26, 2009
• Aviation History?
  
  

  Maybe history as first command flight with an all female crew but not otherwise. Cannot remember which U.S. carrier did this earlier but certainly Air UK from Stansted had all female crew on SD360 and Friendships in 1980's and believe British World did about same time.

  By Mike Finlay, Friday, October 23, 2009