You Searched For "first woman pilot indian navy" and got 20 results
Sort By:
3 mins read
Who is Manu Bhaker, the first Indian woman to win a Bronze Medal in Shooting at the Olympics?
Manu Bhaker secured a historic bronze medal in Women's 10m air pistol at the 2024 Paris Olympics, a…
2 mins read
Indian Navy took 26 years to get its first female pilot — may take even more time to get women on ships
This year, the Indian Navy got its first woman pilot, Lieutenant Shivangi in December. The first …
1 min read
US Navy's elite Blue Angels demo team is getting its first female fighter jet pilot
Navy Lt. Amanda Lee is the first woman to be named a Blue Angels demo team jet pilot in the squadro…
Abbie Shull
6 mins read
I was the first woman to be hired as a pilot by a major US airline in 1973. When I first started, they called me 'the little girl' and a uniform for women didn't even exist.
When American Airlines hired her, Bonnie Tiburzi, a 24-year-old flight instructor, was the only wom…
Bianca Giacobone
2 mins read
'A courageous trailblazer': The US Navy's first Black female fighter pilot has earned her 'Wings of Gold'
"Very proud of LTJG [Madeline] Swegle," a senior Navy official wrote when she graduated. "Go forth …
Ryan Pickrell
2 mins read
This Navy helicopter pilot has been chosen to be the first woman to command a US aircraft carrier
Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt previously made Navy history as the first woman to become the second-in-com…
Ryan Pickrell
1 min read
For the first time in Super Bowl history, the military flyover will be piloted by an all-female team
The flyover will be conducted by four female pilots and will honor 50 years of women flying in the …
Sarah Al-Arshani
2 mins read
Remember Sunita Williams, Indian-origin astronaut who made history by going to space twice? She is all set to fly to space for the third time!
Wiliams will be tasked with conducting a series of tests to ensure the Starliner meets NASA's strin…
6 mins read
Aircraft carriers aren't the Russian navy's only problem. It has also struggled for decades to build jets for them.
Even if Russia's sole aircraft carrier returns to service next year, it probably won't have a fully…
Benjamin Brimelow
2 mins read
The US Navy announced its first Black female fighter pilot in its history
Madeline Swegle will receive her "wings of gold" this month, 40 years after Brenda Robinson became …
Connor Perrett
4 mins read
A startup founder was asked to do a coffee run on her first pitch, now she's among India's richest women
The 33-year-old Kanika Tekriwal earned her a fortune of ₹420 crore and was named as the youngest se…
3 mins read
A submarine officer and a handful of military pilots are in the running to be the first woman to walk on the moon
NASA announced the names of 18 astronauts who will participate in the next big lunar exploration ef…
Ryan Pickrell
3 mins read
China is scrambling to find pilots to fly from its growing aircraft carrier fleet
China has added three aircraft carriers to its navy over the past decade, and now it's widening its…
Michael Peck
1 min read
India issues more pilot licenses as its air traffic increases
The number of Commercial Pilot Licenses (CPLs) issued have recorded a steady rise over the past few…
4 mins read
How the first Navy SEAL ended up in space
In the mid-1980s, NASA got its first Navy SEAL astronaut, Capt. William Shepherd, and he wasn't the…
Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexa…
2 mins read
From a Navy warship to possibly flying the Rafale – women officers take the lead in India’s defense
But the glass ceiling is slowly being broken. According to Indian Navy, four women officers, tod…
5 mins read
Indian Navy wishes to be “world class” with 200 ships, 500 aircraft — but lacks funding
Indian Navy has come a long way since 1972 — when it celebrated its first Navy day on December 4. I…
2 mins read
Air India urination case: DGCA slaps Rs 30 lakh penalty on AI, suspends pilot's licence for 3 months
The aviation regulator also has suspended the license of the Pilot-In-Command of the flight for the…
ANI
4 mins read
The UK's new aircraft carrier wrapped up its maiden deployment with 2 more milestones — one good and one bad
HMS Queen Elizabeth's trip across the planet on its maiden deployment was a display of Britain's re…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
5 mins read
The British Navy's 2 new aircraft carriers hit a major milestone at the same time — on opposite sides of the planet
It's been a busy fall for HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, which the Royal Navy calls "…