Alia Twal
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Alia Twal | |
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| Nationality | Jordanian |
| Known for | Arabian Section of the 99s |
| Awards | 2015 Inspiration Award 2016 Honourable Company of Air Pilots |
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| Rank | A320 First Officer |
Alia Twal (born 1988[1]) is a commercial airline pilot from Jordan.[2][3] She flies for Royal Jordanian Airlines.[4] In 2016, Twal was made a Liveryman in the Honourable Company of Air Pilots, becoming the fourth Jordanian to receive this position.[5][6]
Biography
Twal was inspired to become a pilot at the age of 16 when she first learned about Jordanian women pilots at a school career event.[4] Twal started learning to fly in 2006, graduating from the Ayla Aviation Academy in Aqaba, now known as Airways Aviation Academy. She was a flight instructor at the academy for three years before joining the Royal Jordanian Airlines as first an A320 first officer in 2011,[5] and then an A330 first officer in 2016 before returning to the A320.[7][4] Twal is also the governor of the Arabian Section of the Ninety-Nines and has established a scholarship in honor of Yvonne Trueman, the section's founder and first Bahraini women to gain a pilot's license.[7]
As one of the few women Jordanian pilots and head of her chapter of the Ninety-Nines, which includes pilot Carol Rabadi, Twal advocates for gender equality.[1][7]
Awards and nominations
- 2015: Award of Inspiration, the Ninety-Nines[8]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Jordanian pilot fighting for women’s right to soar. (2014-02-04) Retrieved 2024-06-19 from gulfnews.com
- ↑ Flashback: the pilot challenging Middle Eastern gender stereotypes. (2020-11-10) Retrieved 2021-05-02 from FINN - The Aviation Industry Hub | FINN
- ↑ Women in the captain's seat. Retrieved 2021-05-02 from CNN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 African Aerospace - Every woman can be a high flyer. (September 23, 2018) Retrieved 2021-05-02 from www.africanaerospace.aero
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Captain Alia Al Twal. Retrieved June 19, 2024 from WIAC Conference
- ↑ Arabian Aerospace - Ninety Niner Alia becomes City Liveryman. Retrieved 2021-05-02 from www.arabianaerospace.aero
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Middle Eastern women pilots keep their eyes on the skies. Mary Kirby. (2016-02-26) Retrieved 2024-06-19 from Runway Girl
- ↑ Who We Are Awards Past Award Winners (The Ninety-Nines, Inc.). Retrieved 2024-06-19 from The Ninety-Nines, Inc.
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