Jammuâs daughter who made history
Jammuâs daughter who made history
Govind Sharma
Capt Shivani Manhas, a first officer of Air India who belongs to Jammu, has given wings to aspirations of many girls of Jammu by successfully flying the inaugural Air India (AI) flight on worldâs longest route from San Francisco (USA) to Bengaluru in India, along with her three female co-pilots.
The inaugural flight AI176 departed from San Francisco in the USA at 8.30 pm (local time) on January 9 and landed at the Kempegowda International Airport at 3.45 am (local time) on January 11. Besides, Capt Shivani Manhas, other pilots of all women cockpit crew were Captain Zoya Aggarwal, Captain Papagari Thanmai and Captain Akansha Sonaware. Captain Nivedita Bhasin, Executive Director (Flight Safety), Air India, was also travelling on this flight as a passenger.
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The non-stop
San Francisco to Bengaluru flight, led by an all-women crew returned on Monday after flying over the North Pole, and into
history books
The inaugural flight to San Francisco and Bengaluru ,connecting the world’s two tech hubs, the original
Silicon Valley and the Silicon Valley of India, landed on Monday morning at the Kempegowda International Airport (
KIA). This maiden flight created history, by being the first all-women, non-stop flight between the West Coast of USA and South India.
Additionally, this was also the longest commercial flight in the world to be operated by
Air India.
The all-women cockpit Crew included Capt Zoya Aggarwal (P1), Capt Papagari Thanmai (P1), Capt Akansha Sonaware (P2) and Capt Shivani Manhas (P2). Captain Zoya Aggarwal is an accomplished pilot with a flying experience of more than 8,000 hrs and command experience in a B-777 aircraft of more than 10 years, with more than 2,500 of flying hours experience. The direct distance betwe