{"id":20750,"date":"2022-05-22T19:39:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T14:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=20750"},"modified":"2022-05-22T19:39:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T14:09:26","slug":"first-time-in-saudi-aviation-history-a-flight-operated-with-all-female-crew-takes-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/22\/first-time-in-saudi-aviation-history-a-flight-operated-with-all-female-crew-takes-off\/","title":{"rendered":"First time in Saudi Aviation history, a flight operated with All-Female Crew Takes Off"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\" id=\"h-the-flight-operated-by-flyadeal-a-budget-subsidiary-of-flag-carrier-saudia-was-from-the-capital-riyadh-to-the-red-sea-coastal-city-of-jeddah\"><strong>The flight operated by flyadeal, a budget subsidiary of flag carrier Saudia, was from the capital Riyadh to the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-saudi-arabia\">Saudi Arabia <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"0\">An airline in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saudi_Arabia\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Saudi Arabia<\/a> has completed the country\u2019s first flight with an all-female crew, officials said Saturday, framing it as a milestone for women\u2019s empowerment in the conservative kingdom. The flight operated by flyadeal, a budget subsidiary of flag carrier <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saudi_Arabia\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Saudia<\/a>, was from the capital Riyadh to the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on Thursday, flyadeal spokesman Emad Iskandarani told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/481822.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/481822.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/481822-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/481822-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/481822-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/481822-750x498.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-saudi-arabia-s-civil-aviation-authority\">Saudi Arabia\u2019s civil aviation authority <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"1\">The \u201cmajority&#8221; of the seven-member crew were Saudi women, including the first officer, but not the captain, who was a foreign woman, Iskandarani told. Saudi Arabia\u2019s civil aviation authority, which approved flyadeal\u2019s statement Saturday, has touted expanding roles for women in the aviation sector in current years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For the first time in Saudi aviation history!\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6<br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/flyadeal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#flyadeal<\/a> operated the first flight with all-female crew, majority of which are Saudis by the newest A320 aircraft. Flight 117,  flew from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Riyadh?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Riyadh<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jeddah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jeddah<\/a> \u2708\ufe0f\ud83d\udc9c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fWo08hYMd7\">pic.twitter.com\/fWo08hYMd7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u0637\u064a\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u0623\u062f\u064a\u0644 (@flyadeal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/flyadeal\/status\/1527734055290253320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"2\">In 2019, the authority declared the first flight with a female Saudi co-pilot. Saudi officials are attempting to engineer a rapid expansion of the aviation sector that would turn the kingdom into an international travel hub. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, read     <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/21\/jet-airways-2-0-is-hiring-for-multiple-positions\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Jet Airways 2.0 Careers: Hiring Aviation Professional to join them | Apply Now<\/a>     <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/03\/united-airlines-to-restart-flights-between-melbourne-and-san-francisco\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">United Airlines to restart flights between Melbourne &amp; San Francisco<\/a>    <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/22\/scindia-india-to-have-urban-air-mobility-in-form-of-evtols-across-country\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Scindia \u2013 India to have urban air mobility in form of EVTOLs across country<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"2\">Plans include more than tripling annual traffic to 330 million passengers by the end of the decade, drawing $100 billion in investments in the sector by 2030, establishing a new national flag carrier, constructing a new \u201cmega airport&#8221; in Riyadh, and moving up to five million tonnes of cargo every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-emirates-and-qatar-airways\">Emirates and Qatar Airways <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Yet industry analysts question whether Saudi-based airlines will be capable to compete against established regional heavyweights such as Emirates and Qatar Airways. <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-06-03T152639Z_1411227810_RC23TN9HZQI6_RTRMADP_3_QATAR-AIRWAYS-FREIGHTERS_1623154547563_1642779827923-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-06-03T152639Z_1411227810_RC23TN9HZQI6_RTRMADP_3_QATAR-AIRWAYS-FREIGHTERS_1623154547563_1642779827923-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-06-03T152639Z_1411227810_RC23TN9HZQI6_RTRMADP_3_QATAR-AIRWAYS-FREIGHTERS_1623154547563_1642779827923-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-06-03T152639Z_1411227810_RC23TN9HZQI6_RTRMADP_3_QATAR-AIRWAYS-FREIGHTERS_1623154547563_1642779827923-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-06-03T152639Z_1411227810_RC23TN9HZQI6_RTRMADP_3_QATAR-AIRWAYS-FREIGHTERS_1623154547563_1642779827923-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-06-03T152639Z_1411227810_RC23TN9HZQI6_RTRMADP_3_QATAR-AIRWAYS-FREIGHTERS_1623154547563_1642779827923-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-06-03T152639Z_1411227810_RC23TN9HZQI6_RTRMADP_3_QATAR-AIRWAYS-FREIGHTERS_1623154547563_1642779827923-750x422.webp 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-06-03T152639Z_1411227810_RC23TN9HZQI6_RTRMADP_3_QATAR-AIRWAYS-FREIGHTERS_1623154547563_1642779827923-1140x641.webp 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2021-06-03T152639Z_1411227810_RC23TN9HZQI6_RTRMADP_3_QATAR-AIRWAYS-FREIGHTERS_1623154547563_1642779827923.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Aviationa2z. com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"3\">The kingdom\u2019s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has overseen reforms including lifting a decades-long prohibition on women driving and the easing of so-called \u201cguardianship&#8221; rules that give men arbitrary authority over female relatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"4\"><strong>But these have coincided with a crackdown on dissent that has ensnared some of the very women pushing for such changes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay updated with aviationa2z. com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>source: NDTV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The flight operated by flyadeal, a budget subsidiary of flag carrier Saudia, was from the capital Riyadh to the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[416,5840],"tags":[79,112,393,1807,5838,462,2348,2349,6018],"class_list":{"0":"post-20750","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-quick-updates","8":"category-today-in-aviation","9":"tag-aviation","10":"tag-aviation-industry","11":"tag-aviation-news","12":"tag-crew","13":"tag-female","14":"tag-history","15":"tag-saudi-arabia","16":"tag-saudi-arabia-airlines","17":"tag-saudi-aviation"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20750"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20754,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20750\/revisions\/20754"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}