A lady First Officer in an Arab airline. Congratulations Qatar Airways.

May 3, 2009 Comments Off on A lady First Officer in an Arab airline. Congratulations Qatar Airways. 202 Views

I received a press release from Qatar Airways about the pro-active and precautionary steps they are taking to protect their crews in the wake of the H1N1 Influenza A pandemic, better known as “Swine Flu”.

Along with the release I received this picture, and it floored me.


Generally, and I mean by and large, the middle east is not known for the rights and equality of the fairer gender. In some countries women do not even have the right to drive a car, forget flying an airplane.

A lady as a First Officer in a middle east airline?!?! Most commendable of Qatar Airways, which serves to highlight the progressive thinking not only of the organisation, but of the country as well.

Congratulations Qatar Airways, and congratulations to the lady. Hope to see four gold stripes on that epaulette very soon.

About Devesh Agarwal

A electronics and automotive product management, marketing and branding expert, he was awarded a silver medal at the Lockheed Martin innovation competition 2010. He is ranked 6th on Mashable's list of aviation pros on Twitter and in addition to Bangalore Aviation, he has contributed to leading publications like Aviation Week, Conde Nast Traveller India, The Economic Times, and The Mint (a Wall Street Journal content partner). He remains a frequent flier and shares the good, the bad, and the ugly about the Indian aviation industry without fear or favour.

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