Saudi Arabia: First woman to get pilot license

Saudi Arabia: First woman to get pilot license

Saudi Arabia has issued its first flying licence to a female pilot, it appears.

Hanadi Al-Hindi, 35, has started flying small and wide-bodied luxury planes for the Kingdom Holding Company, owned by Saudi prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, the newspaper Arab News reports.

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Hindi was already a licenced pilot but until now she could not fly within in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – but the prince’s support helped her to get the certification she needed. READ MORE

SOURCE: http://www.bbc.com