Besa Mumba
Besa Mumba (born 9 December 1996) is a Zambian pilot. She is currently the youngest female commercial pilot in Zambia and Africa.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Education
Mumba was born on 9 December 1996 in Lusaka. She started schooling in 1999 at Sunshine Primary School. Before going for flight training in South Africa, she had her high school education at St Mary's.[7][5]
Career
Mumba trained at the South African Flight Training Academy in Heidelberg where she acquired her Private pilot licence after two years in 2015. After an extra training at SIMU Flight in Pretoria, she obtained her Commercial pilot licence in July 2015. She then joined Proflight Zambia, in 2016, where she currently works as a First Officer.[7][8][4][9][10]
See also
- Nina Tapula, Zambia's first female military pilot, Captain in the Zambian Air Force
- Yichida Ndlovu, Zambia's first commercial pilot
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References
- ↑ 20-year-old female Zambian pilot reaches milestone. Retrieved 2019-10-28 from www.africanindy.com
- ↑ Aviation News: Zambia's Youngest Commercial Pilot. (2019-06-04) Retrieved 2019-10-28 from African Celebs
- ↑ This 19-year-old Is Flying High as Zambia's Youngest Pilot Ever. (2016-07-12) Retrieved 2019-10-28 from OkayAfrica
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Amazing! Teenage girl becomes the youngest commercial pilot in Zambia. Laila Abubakari. (2016-07-13) Retrieved 2019-10-28 from Yen.com.gh - Ghana news.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Zambia : Meet 19 year old female pilot Besa Mumba. staff. (2016-07-13) Retrieved 2019-10-28 from LusakaTimes.com
- ↑ Meet youngest female commercial pilot in Africa, she conquered sky at 19 (photos). Winnie Mabel. (2016-07-13) Retrieved 2019-10-28 from Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Meet African High-flyers: Besa Mumba (19) and Kalenga Kamwendo (21), Zambia’s Youngest Pilots | The African Exponent.. Tatenda Gwaambuka. Retrieved 2019-10-28 from The African Exponent
- ↑ Meet Besa Mumba Zambia’s youngest commercial pilot. This Is Africa. (2016-07-12) Retrieved 2019-10-28 from This is africa
- ↑ Meet Zambia's Youngest Female Pilot. (2016-07-18) Retrieved 2019-10-28 from Face2Face Africa
- ↑ Proflight hire Zambia's youngest ever pilot. Retrieved 2019-10-28 from africa.businesschief.com
