Alia Twal is a commercial airline pilot from Jordan.[1][2] She flies for Royal Jordanian Airlines.[3] In 2016, Twal was made a Liveryman in the Honourable Company of Air Pilots, becoming the fourth Jordanian to receive this position.[4][5]

Biography

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 Royal Jordanian Airlines in 2011.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Flashback: the pilot challenging Middle Eastern gender stereotypes". FINN - The Aviation Industry Hub | FINN. 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  2. ↑ Daisy Carrington. "Women in the captain's seat". CNN. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  3. ↑ "African Aerospace - Every woman can be a high flyer". www.africanaerospace.aero. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  4. 1 2 "Captain Alia Al Twal". Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Arabian Aerospace - Ninety Niner Alia becomes City Liveryman". www.arabianaerospace.aero. Retrieved 2021-05-02.


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