Gazing doe-eyed at night sky, as jumbo jets flew over, little did the 8 yr. old Zoya dream she would be mentioned in the Prime Minister’s address to the nation couple of decades later. Her journey of dreams began tracing the strobe lights of jetliners wanting to touch the stars as a little girl. She became first woman Commander to fly over the North Pole amongst the starry constellations breaking the chain of IMPOSSIBLE to I’M POSSIBLE!
From staring at the clouds to actually flying among them, her journey was long and arduous, but powered by hope, self-belief, and fortitude. In 2013, Captain Zoya took her first flight from Delhi to Dubai and became the youngest woman in the world to command a Boeing 777-300ER jet, the world’s largest and most powerful commercial twin jetliner. This wise captain has taken some decisions based on a sense of duty to her fellow beings and has not just united families but also saved lives.
On January 9 2021, this rising female aviator of India made history by flying an AI176 through the world’s longest air route. She made the record as the captain of an all-women cockpit that took off from San Francisco to Bengaluru, taking the Atlantic route, becoming the first women in the world to do so.