She may be one of the only the pilots in the world who had never herself been a passenger. She is 30 years old Anny Divya is also the youngest ever female commander of a Boeing 777. She grew up with few prospects and had to learn english when she started training at seventeen. The first time she stepped onto an was aircraft to fly it. The Mumbai based Air India pilot tells MailOnline Travel. We belonged to a very humble background back then. We couldn't afford to travel in planes.
At 30 years old, Air India pilot Anny Divya (pictured) is the youngest ever female commander of a Boeing.
She gradually climbed the ranks at Air India, eventually completing advanced training in London where she first flew a Boeing 777
It's was only after my mother said I should become pilot and that I started to realise the dream it was possible. The Anny attended flying school at the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi when she was just Seventeen. Its earning herself a scholarship and completing her training at 19 years old.
Anny attended flying school at the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi when she was just 17, earning herself a scholarship and completing her training at 19 years old..
Anny struggled to leave her parents and learn English at first, but knuckled down and soon impressed her bosses.
The Boeing 777 Anny commands is the world’s largest twin jet, a model with the capacity for up to 396 passengers.
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