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Indian lady pilot Zoya Agarwal will get dwelling in US museum for flight over North Pole

Zoya Agarwal who headed an all-ladies folks pilot group of Air India last twelve months as the plane flew above the North pole has been featured in the San Francisco Global Airport (SFO) aviation museum.

Air India’s Boeing-777 coated 16,000 kilometres at some stage in the file-breaking feat furthermore covering the North Pole.

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Reviews claim Zoya was as soon as the youngest lady pilot in India to waft a Boeing-777 aid in 2013 and is one of many gender equality spokespersons on the United Nations.

See: Women in Indian defense force

The ace pilot was as soon as furthermore allotment of India’s Vande Bharat mission in 2020 as the manager launched flights to evacuate Indians caught in nations as a result of coronavirus lockdown.

Agarwal had captained the flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru which is one of many longest non-cease air routes on the earth. The US museum provided Agarwal a dwelling after her fulfillment.

In conserving with reports, India has 2,764 registered lady pilots. The Indian executive had mentioned last twelve months that ladies folks record over 15 per cent of pilots in the aviation sector which is one of many perfect on the earth. Indian ladies folks are furthermore allotment of the Indian Air Power. Shivangi Singh turned the first lady to waft the Rafale fighter jet two years ago. She operated the Mig-21 Bison earlier than flying the French fighter plane.

(With inputs from Agencies)

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