Second Saudi Arabian Woman Secures Pilot License
Dubai: Al Yasmeen Mohammad Mainmani began to dream of flying when she was just seven years. She was not particularly dream to be a captain, as she did not know what she wanted to be -. A hostess or driver
But she can still remember how she loved flying at a young age
Today, 23 year-old Yasmeen realized his dream. It was formed in Jordan in flight academies and the United States and recently became the second Saudi woman to receive a commercial pilot license.
"After God, my family has the greatest role," said Yasmeen Gulf News on the phone from Jeddah. "They stood beside me and supported me. I owe it to my family. "
" My father took my hand and traveled with me to Jordan after finishing high school "in 09 to join the flight academy, Yasmeen said.
She is happy that she was the only student in his class to join such an academy after, he estimated between 30 percent and 40 percent of his classmates said they wanted to be pilots. Al Mainmani, a businessman and father of 12 children, expressed his "extreme happiness" to the success of his daughter in obtaining commercial pilot license.
in 2010, Yasmeen has obtained a private pilot Amman and went home Jeddah them, hoping to get a scholarship to continue her studies. She said she preferred to be "independent" and not to request financial assistance from his family.
"I have everything tried but have nothing, "she said. she worked for Rabigh Wings Aviation Academy for a year. and, because of the media attention on it, Yasmeen became known and received an offer from the Aerosim Flight Academy United States to be their ambassador in the Middle East.
It has also offered a scholarship to be trained in the United States for an automatic pilot license. She traveled to Florida and continued his studies.
After the end of her training in June 2013, she returned to Jeddah, where she joined Nexus Society for flight operations services.
Recently, she spent the practical and oral tests of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) in Saudi Arabia and achieved commercial license to become the second Saudi woman to get what was discussed in the past unthinkable.
Hanadi Zakaria Al Hindi was the first Saudi woman to become a commercial airline pilot. Before 2014, women are not allowed to take the test to receive a license. Women were simply not allowed to join the air force.
Still Yasmeen has not been given the green light to fly a commercial aircraft. She expected an opening to apply for a job as it meets all requirements. Meanwhile, it continues logging on flight hours.
The number of women captains are still very low, even in other Arab countries where women are allowed to get the license and take the seat of the captain of a commercial aircraft.
Asked about the general preference of people for a male captain in the plans, she paused before answering. "Men and women receive the same training. I do not think you need big muscles to carry the plane on his head. The entire field of aviation knowledge and information. It is how you know the system "n
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