Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) have made history recently, and that too for a very good reason.
The national airline recently inducted two female pilots, Maryam Masood an Erum Masood. And yes, judging by their similar surname, these female pilots are sisters.
The two sisters have made history as they flew the Boeing 777 aircraft on Tuesday, operating two flights at the same time. They flew the planes for local as well as international destinations.
This is what Danyal Gilani, General Manager Public Affairs (PIA) tweeted about the sisters:
Pilot sisters make history for PIA by flying @Boeing 777 concurrently. pic.twitter.com/j68LSQDZ9R
— Digi Fusion (@DigiFusion24) August 30, 2016
Between them, Maryam and Erum flew destinations from Lahore to Karachi, Manchester, New York and London.
Maryam, being the eldest, has been flying aircrafts as she had her license already. The younger sister Erum recently got her license to fly planes. They would now fly and captain a plane together.
We mostly associate PIA with controversial happenings that further damage the soft image of Pakistan.
But not today, as the sister-duo of pilots has made history in South Asia to be the first ever siblings to fly a plane together. It’s an honor for the whole country, not just PIA, but the airline nonetheless should be credited for making it happen.
Thank God there is no traffic on sky.
I was just about to say that.. lol
But kudos to these ladies for achieving this feat.
What a stupid assumption. Of course there is. It’s called air traffic. And the consequences of a traffic accident are much much worse.
Hopefully PIA will regain their lost fame one day. We need to appreciate and stay positive for good things even if they are small
MASHALLAH .. Congrats to them, to thyr parents and of course #PIA #Pakistan .. Big Achievement !!
I personally know someone who is very very competitive pilot but was a victim of PIA politics and you know the monopoly of the flight captains who donot allow others beside their own relatives and children. Whereas look at them they both got licenses to fly airplanes. Can they fly better than him? I think absolutely not. Smelling of some strong Pawwa. These people wont let normal people come forward everrr.
what do you mean by pawwa?
He meant Intercede/Sifarish…
I see. thanks
Also called TC in street terms. If you’re smart, you’ll deduce what those two letters stand for.
pawa is his name man.
There are always people who cant be happy. Dear I dont know who these ladies are but one doesnt get flying license while sitting at home. Atleaset they dared and moved out of comfort zone to achieve something. Atleast once see the positive side.
its not about pawaa, its about money. as far i learnt to get into pia as a pilot of a big plane requires some big money as in millions, but that doesn’t mean they cant fly.
so yes they can fly better than whoever you just mentioned, who know how good or bad he will be.
why mullions required? is that legal or need to give as Bribe?
bribe (in short)
Exactly!
this will promote imbalance in nature. but materialists won’t understand.
U 2 sisters make proud Pakistanis. Masha Allah.