Women in aviation

From a terrace in Bhopal to 7,000 flying hours, Captain Poonam Devrakhyani built her career shift by shift. Today, she inspects India's airlines. How did she turn one childhood moment into a career in the skies?

Think becoming a pilot is only for the privileged few? Here’s a complete, step-by-step guide: from subjects in school and DGCA exams to flying hours, aviation schools, and costs, featuring expert insights from India’s youngest commercial pilot, Samaira Hullur.

Usha Sundaram, at 22, was not only the first female pilot of India after 1947 but also was the most trusted among the dignitaries. Read to know her story.

Breaking several barriers to fly high, Nivedita Bhasin became the youngest woman pilot in the world civil aviation history to command a commercial jet aircraft at the age of 26.

Besides having the highest proportion of female commercial pilots in any country, India has a booming aviation industry with more and more women entering into the field.