Ethiopian Airlines recently celebrated the maiden flight of its first woman captain.Amsale Gualu Endegnanew, when she took off on her first flight from the left-hand seat on the flight deck of a Bombardier Q-400 aircraft from Addis Ababa.
She flew the service to Gondar, then to Axum and finally returned back to Addis Ababa after a total of 3,6 flight hours.
Captain Amsale joined the Ethiopian Airlines pilot Training School on July, 10, 2000 and started her career as first officer on November 26, 2002.Since then; she has trained and worked on Fokker-50, Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft as first officer. Captain Amsale has been able to complete all the necessary training requirements and passed through rigorous checks to gain her fourth stripe.
She had a total of 4475 flight hours under her belt when she became the commander of her flight.
Ato Tewolde G. Mariam, designated chief executive officer of the airline, welcomed her at an Addis Ababa International Airport function on her return flight from Axum ,saying: "We congratulate Captain Amsale on her outstanding achievement. She deserves the recognition as she has demonstrated tremendous dedication to reach the pinnacle."
She flew the service to Gondar, then to Axum and finally returned back to Addis Ababa after a total of 3,6 flight hours.
Captain Amsale joined the Ethiopian Airlines pilot Training School on July, 10, 2000 and started her career as first officer on November 26, 2002.Since then; she has trained and worked on Fokker-50, Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft as first officer. Captain Amsale has been able to complete all the necessary training requirements and passed through rigorous checks to gain her fourth stripe.
She had a total of 4475 flight hours under her belt when she became the commander of her flight.
Ato Tewolde G. Mariam, designated chief executive officer of the airline, welcomed her at an Addis Ababa International Airport function on her return flight from Axum ,saying: "We congratulate Captain Amsale on her outstanding achievement. She deserves the recognition as she has demonstrated tremendous dedication to reach the pinnacle."
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