Wafahamu Marubani wa Kike Afrika(Africa’s 5 Inaugural Female Pilots)
Irene Koki Mutungi – Kenya
Captain Mutungi, 39 is the first female
pilot in Kenya and the first woman to earn the title of captain in
Africa. She is also the first pilot of the first Kenyan Dreamliner,
Boeing 787. She has received several awards in a male dominated
category. Her father was also a pilot with the Kenya Airways.
Patricia Mawuli – Ghana
Patricia Mawuli is Ghana’s first female civilian pilot and the first woman in West Africa certified to build and maintain rotax engines. As a young girl, she wistfully watched the planes pass overhead, wishing one day to fly one herself.
Esther Mbabazi – Rwanda
Esther was born in Burundi to Rwandese parents. She became the first female Rwandese pilot in 2012. Esther took the decision to become a pilot few years after her father was killed in a crash; the plane he was flying in overshot the runway landing in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She said that the death of her father has influenced the way she flies.
Chinyere Kalu – Nigeria
Captain Chinyere Kalu, is the first female pilot in Nigeria. Capt. Chinyere’s decision to start a career in Aviation was spurred by her adventurous aunt, who was also the first woman from her hometown to travel overseas. She was made a member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) in the 2006 National Honours. In 2011, she was appointed the Rector and Chief Executive of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), which is the largest aviation training institute in Africa
Asnath Mahapa – South Africa
Asnath Mahapa became the first black female pilot trainee in South Africa in 2003. She is the founder of the African College of Aviation (Pty) Limited. She has also flown for Red Cross and World Food Programmes in Central and West Africa. She was appointed as the beneficiary of South African Airways level two cadet pilot training programme, and the recipient of the airline’s bursary scheme set aside for previously disadvantaged communities. She was influenced to become a pilot when she heard her aunty talk about her neighbour, who was a pilot. source:africacradle.com
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