Sariana Nordin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sariana binti Nordin 1976 |
| Occupation | Aviator |
| Known for | First female pilot to work at Royal Brunei Airlines |
Sariana binti Nordin (born 1976) is a Bruneian aviator. She is the first female pilot to work at Royal Brunei Airlines.[1]
Sariana began her flight training in Parafield, Adelaide, in 1999; in 2004 she gained both her frozen airline transport pilot's license and her commercial pilot's license. That year she began taking commercial flights in Liverpool and the Isle of Man, continuing in 2006. In September of that year she began conversion training on the Boeing 767 with Royal Brunei Airlines, with whom she later became a senior first officer. In 2008 she was given an award from the Brunei Women's Forum.[2] On February 23, 2016, she served as first officer, alongside captain Sharifah Czarena and first officer Dk Nadiah Pg Khashiem, on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Brunei to Jeddah; the flight was the first in the airline's history to be crewed by an all-female flight crew. The three women posted a selfie to Instagram that went viral, and was the subject of numerous articles.[3][4][5] Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah joined them on the flight deck on another occasion, piloting the plane on a quick flight over Brunei International Airport.[6]
References
- ↑ Rahman, Kartika (21 April 2007). "High flying pioneers – Borneo Bulletin Online". borneobulletin.com.bn. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ↑ Jatswan S. Sidhu (20 December 2016). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 285–. ISBN 978-1-4422-6459-5.
- ↑ Lister, Kat (20 April 2016). "Meet Royal Brunei's first female pilot crew - who land planes in countries where women can't even drive". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 November 2017 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ "All-female flight crew lands plane in country they're not allowed to drive in". Independent.co.uk. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ↑ Horwitz, Josh. "An all-female flight crew landed a plane in Saudi Arabia—where women can't drive". QZ.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ↑ "His Majesty Consented to Fly RB Boeing 787 with Brunei's All-Female Pilots - Brunei's No.1 News Website". www.brudirect.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.