Irene Koki Mutungi is the first African female pilot to fly the Boeing 787 “Dreamliner” aircraft. Irene Koki Mutugi was born 1976, her father, Captain Mutungi, was a commercial pilot. She was only 17 when she became the first female pilot in Kenya. “I always wanted to become a pilot.It is thrilling. I was very…
Amsale Gualu became the first female Ethiopian Airlines captain in 2010 and sixth female pilot in Ethiopia. Amsale was born, 1977, in Bahir Dar and raised in Addis Ababa. She initially applied to Ethiopian Airlines to become a pilot but wasn’t accepted, so she moved on to get a BA in Architecture from the Addis…
Adeola Ogunmola Sowemimo is the first Nigerian female pilot to work at Qatar Airways. She is also the first Nigerian female pilot to fly the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Aircraft accross the Atlantic. Adeola is from Ogbomosho town in Oyo State. She graduated from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomosho. She was also trained…
