CURRENT AFFAIRS

2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following airlines is to recruit Saudi women as co-pilots, for the first time, after lifting the ban against women motorists?
A
Saudia airlines
B
Air Arabia
C
Nesma Airlines
D
Flynas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Riyadh-based carrier Flynas has announced plans to recruit Saudi women to work as co-pilots and flight attendants for the first time, just months after the kingdom lifted a ban on female motorists.

Detailed explanation-2: -Three names stand out: Hanadi Zakaria Al-Hindi, the first female pilot to fly with a Saudi commercial pilot license; Rawia Al-Rifi the first to fly an Airbus A320 internationally as a civil aircraft from the UAE; and co-pilot Yasmin Al-Maimani, who was the first woman to co-pilot a commercial plane in the Kingdom.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Emad Iskandarani, the flyadeal spokesman, most of the seven-member crew were Saudi women, including Yara Jan, the first officer and reportedly the youngest Saudi female pilot.

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