Among the three military staff on the helicopter that crashed into the American Airlines flight Wednesday night was a female ...

Within half an hour of her first-ever flight, "a spell was cast," pilot Stephanie Wallach said, noting "I just knew that that ...

according to the International Society of Women Airline Pilots. Fewer still are captains – worldwide, there are only around 450. Is this because women don't see flying as a viable career choice?

Even in neighbouring countries such as India, women have been airline Captains for many years now,” she said, according to a press release issued by the airline.

There, she learned about flight operations ... such as making captain. She has also joined her company’s female pilot advisory group to bring more women into the male-dominated industry.

Africa’s first female Dreamliner captain, Irene Koki Mutungi, will likely be the pilot to fly Kenya Airway’s inaugural flight to the US in October with President Uhuru Kenyatta on board.