On Jan. 9
th of this year, Captain Aggarwal was the member of an all-women cockpit crew that flew Indiaâs national carrier Air Indiaâs first flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru. Her other crew members were: Â Capt. Papagari Thanmai, Capt. Akansha Sonaware and Capt. Shivani Manhas.
In an exclusive trailblazer video interview series on Chai With Manju, Capt. Aggarwal says there was once a 8-year-old Zoya who would gaze stars and watch planes flying and would wonder if she herself could fly those planes.
Although she calls herself a ânormalâ girl, but she is already changing lives of millions of 8-year-olds by inspiring them to achieve their dream.
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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21 January 2021
Air India’s first direct flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru AI-176, piloted by an all-women crew, took off from San Francisco on Saturday at 8.30 pm (local time) and reached Bengaluru after 17 hours at 3.25 am on Monday, creating history.
The flight with the all-women pilot team landed at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru from San Francisco, flying over the North Pole and covering a distance of about 16,000 kilometers, in a 17-hour direct flight.
It was the longest commercial flight in the world to be operated by Air India or any other airline in India. It was also the first direct non-stop flight between the west coast of the United States and southern India.
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Published: - Jan 18, 2021
Air India s direct flight from San Francisco, flown by an all-women pilot team, landed in Bengaluru. The historic flight covered a distance of 16.000km, flying over the North Pole.
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Four women pilots operated Air India s inaugural flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru.
Captain Zoya Aggarwal told CRUX, we were the first set of people, an all-women pilots team, India s daughters, to fly across the North Pole for Air India. This was one of the world s longest flights. It was a matter of great responsibility, pride, and excitement.