Nivedita Bhasin
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| Born | 1963 |
| Occupation | Commercial pilot |
| Spouse | Captain Rohit Bhasin |
Nivedita Bhasin (1963 - ) of Indian Airlines became the youngest woman pilot in world civil aviation history to command a commercial jet aircraft on 1 January 1990 at the age of 26. Capt Nivedita Bhasin piloted IC-492 on the Bombay-Aurangabad-Udaipur sector.
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[edit] Many firsts
Nivedita joined the Indian Airlines in 1984 and has many firsts to her credit:
- She was the co-pilot on the first all-women crew flight on Fokker Friendship F-27 with Captain Saudamini Deshmukh in command in November 1985 on the Calcutta-Silchar route.
- They also made the first Boeing all-women crew flight in September 1989 on the Mumbai-Goa sector.
- In January 1990 she became the world's youngest commander at the age of 26 on the Boeing aircraft.[1][2]
- Later, she led the all-women crew of the Boeing flight as commander on the Hyderabad-Visakhapatnam route. She became a commander on Airbus A300, with over 8,100 hours of total flying experience. On 8 March,1999[citation needed] she had commanded Airbus A300 on theDelhi-Kathmandu route to mark International Women's Day.
- She become India's first woman check-pilot on Airbus A300 aircraft. Nivedita was accorded the Directorate General of Civil Aviation approval as check-pilot on successful completion of stipulated tests and requisite training. The latter involved classroom and field training for operational knowledge, simulator training for flying proficiency, aircraft training for landing/take-off, line flying etc.
[edit] Personal life
Nivedita Bhasin was born in 1963 and got her license when she was 16. She is married to Rohit, who is a senior captain with Air India, and they have two children.
Bhasin is now with the Hyderabad-based Central Training Establishment of the Indian Airlines.
[edit] References
- ^ Article in The Hindu. Retrieved on September 22, 2006.
- ^ Article in India Today. Retrieved on September 22, 2006.
