Chinyere Kalu
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Chinyere Kalu | |
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| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Commercial pilot |
Chinyere Kalu, MFR (née Onyenucheya) is the first Nigerian female commercial pilot and the first woman to fly an aircraft in Nigeria. She served as the rector and Chief Executive of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology between October 2011 and February 2014.[1][2]
Life[edit | edit source]
A native of Akwete, Ukwa East LGA in Abia State, Eastern Nigeria, Kalu grew up under the care of her mother after the separation of her parents. She grew up in a very supportive big family. She decided to begin her career in aviation because of her adventurous aunt, well known for overseas travelling.[3][4] She had her primary school education at Anglican Girls Grammar School, Yaba, Lagos State,[5] before she trained as a private and commercial pilot in 1978 at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria under SP.12 Batch.[6] She subsequently took several aviation and transport courses in the United Kingdom and the United States before she received her license as a commercial pilot on 20 May 1981, from the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology.[7] In October 2011, President Goodluck Jonathan appointed her the rector and chief instructor of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology. In February 2014, she was succeeded by Captain Samuel Caulcrick.[8][9]
Recognition[edit | edit source]
She is a member of the Nigerian Women Achievers Hall of Fame and also a member of the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which was conferred upon her in 2006.[10][citation needed][11]
Other awards on her include the African International Achievers Merit Award 2007; the Rare Gems Professional Achievements Award 2007; and Nigeria's 50 Greatest Women of Democratic Administration of Ghana 2012.[12]
References[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ Pin on Uzomedia updates. Retrieved 29 May 2020 from Pinterest
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- ↑ I'm happy not sacrificing my family for career — Chinyere Kalu. (2020-10-11) Retrieved 2022-03-06 from Punch Newspapers
- ↑ First Women: First Nigerian Woman Pilot. (18 June 2015) Retrieved 13 February 2017 from woman.ng
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- ↑ Captain chinyere onyenaucheya-Nigeria's first female pilot. Editor W. (14 January 2020) Retrieved 29 May 2020 from link
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