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Kenya Airways Announces First Female African Dreamliner Captain

Kenya Airways Announces First Female African Dreamliner Captain
Kenya Airways Announces First Female African Dreamliner Captain

In the world of aviationย Kenya Airways (KQ) has todayย announcedย a first – that Captain Irene Koki Mutungi was promoted to be the first African Captain on the worldโ€™s latest plane, the Boeing B787 Dreamliner.

Captain Mutungi was the first ever and only female pilot at Kenya Airways for about six years โ€“ more ladies have since joined the airline in the cockpits of their various planes โ€“ and has risen steadily through the ranks. Irene was flying as a First Officer on the 767-300ER, the second largest aircraft in the Kenya Airways fleet after the Boeing B777-300ER, and then became the first female Kenya Airways Captain of a Boeing 767-300ER until she finished her course for type conversion successfully and was elevated to fly in the left-hand seat of KQโ€™s latest acquisition.

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Following the first delivery of the new bird on April 5 are another 5 such aircraft expected this year before in 2015 a further three of these aircraft will be delivered by Boeing to โ€œThe Pride of Africa.โ€

Captain Irene Mutungiโ€™s latest professional accomplishment is a first isย indeedย for the world of aviation and as such a cause for celebration, as she becomes the first African female Boeing 787 Captainย in the world.

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Congratulations to Captain Irene and let this be an encouragement for all other ladies who have set their minds on flying and making aย careerย with Kenyaโ€™s national airline.

Source-eturbonews.co.ke

Kenya Airways Announces First Female African Dreamliner Captain

First Female African Dreamliner Captain Announced by Kenya Airways

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