“The first ever all-female flight deck crew for Royal Brunei Airlines has operated a plane from Brunei to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
Although it was a milestone for the airline, the pilot crew touched down in a country where women are still not allowed to drive a car.
To mark Brunei’s National Day, which celebrates the country’s independence, Captain Sharifah Czarena Surainy Syed Hashim, Senior First Officer Dk Nadiah Pg Khashiem and Senior First Officer Sariana Nordin flew flight BI081, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, to the Middle Eastern country on 23 February.”
The three flight officers piloted their 787 Dreamliner into a country where the prevailing attitude towards women operating automobiles is perhaps best summed up in this video….