All-women crew to fly AI to New York tomorrow

New Delhi: On the occasion of Women's Day on Monday, Air India will make history, deploying an all-women pilot team on the ultra long haul, non-stop flight (AI-141) from Mumbai to New York.
The Boeing 777-200 Long Range aircraft will be operated by a double set of all-women crew, supported by women of the National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL), the holding company of AI.
Captain Rashmi Miranda and Captain Sunita Narula will be the commanders, and Captain Swati Rawal and Captain Neha Kulkarni First Officers on the 14-hour flight. Mrs. Harpreet A De Singh will carry out a line observation safety audit; the flight will be despatched by Nandita Deshpande and the load and trim sheet will be prepared by Ferzin Kuruvilla.
On Monday, various other flights will also be operated by an all-women crew. Aboard Airbus A310, Captain Trisha Mohan will operate as commander of AI 815/816 from Hyderabad-Damam-Chennai along with first officer Captain Thanmai Papagari.
Other flights from Mumbai to be operated with all-women crew are IC-686, IC-105 and IC-129. Captain S. Deshmukh, Captain Sangita Bangar and Captain L. Nagrath will be the commanders and Captain Rikita Singh, Captain Deepali Pratape and Captain Aprajita Lal the First Officers. The flights will be despatched by Anjali Dhiman and the load and trim sheet prepared by Archana Patki.
07/03/10 Vinay Kumar/The Hindu

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Categories: NACIL Mar 2010