Ayesha Rabia Naveed

Last updated December 03, 2020

Ayesha Rabia Naveed is a former commercial pilot from Pakistan who flew for the national airline, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). In 2005, she became the first Pakistani woman to captain a scheduled commercial flight.^[1]^[2] In 2006 she was captain of the first all woman crew of a Pakistani passenger flight.^[1]^[2]

Early Life

Naveed's father was a doctor who flew as a hobby. Her uncle was an airline pilot. As a result, she would visit flying clubs frequently. She started learning flying at a young age.^[2]

Career

Ayesha's inspiration was Shukriya Khanum, who was the first woman aviator in the country. Ayesha first got the Private Pilots' License. Then she got the Commercial Pilot's License.^[2]

In 1980, she applied for a pilot for the Pakistan International Airlines and was selected. She also served as the Air Traffic Controller at the Lahore Airport for the Civil Aviation Authority.^[2] During the conservative rule of General Zia-ul-Haq, Ayesha had to abort her training and instead opted to be the Sales and Marketing professional for the airline.^[2] In 1989 she was asked to attend pilot training. In 1990, she became the second woman to fly a commercial flight as a first officer.^[1] In 2005, Ayesha became the first Pakistani woman captain of a commercial airline. She had 6000 flying hours at that time.^[3] She retired in 2017 as a Captain of the Airbus A310.^[2] By the time of her retirement she had flown Fokker, Boeing 737, Boeing 747, Airbus 300 and Airbus 310.^[3]

Career Achievements

First all-women crew flight (2006)
First Pakistani woman captain of a commercial scheduled flight (2005)
Fist Pakistan International Airlines woman pilot on Fokker F27.
First woman captain on Fokker F27.^[2]
Flown to all destinations covered by the Pakistan International Airlines
Member of Pakistan Airline Pilots Association Club (PALPA)

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References

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1 2 "PIA gets first woman captain". DAWN.COM. 2005-11-01. Retrieved 2020-12-01.

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[:2-1] 1 2 3 "Shukriya Khanum: Pakistan's first female commercial pilot dies". BBC News. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2020-12-01.

[:0-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Sky is the Limit". Newsline. 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2020-12-01.

[:1-3] 1 2 "PIA gets first woman captain". DAWN.COM. 2005-11-01. Retrieved 2020-12-01.

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