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Detailed explanation-1: -Air India becomes first Indian airline to fly over North Pole.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first Indian female pilot to fly above the North Pole, Captain Zoya Agarwal made history by cementing her place in the SFO aviation museum on Friday. On her historic flight over the North Pole, she covered a record-breaking distance of around 16, 000kms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Finnair was the first airline to fly non-stop via the polar route without a technical stop.

Detailed explanation-4: -Flight no AI-176, steered by all-women cockpit crew achieved this historic feat.

Detailed explanation-5: -Zoya Agarwal who headed an all-women pilot team of Air India last year as the aircraft flew above the North pole has been featured in the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) aviation museum. Air India’s Boeing-777 covered 16, 000 kilometres during the record-breaking feat also covering the North Pole.