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{{Short description|Jordanian airline pilot (born 1988)}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Alia Twal''' is a commercial airline pilot from Jordan.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-10|title=Flashback: the pilot challenging Middle Eastern gender stereotypes|url=https://www.wearefinn.com/topics/posts/flashback-the-female-pilot-challenging-middle-eastern-gender-stereotypes/|access-date=2021-05-02|website=FINN - The Aviation Industry Hub {{!}} FINN|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| |
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|birth_date = {{birth year and age|1988}} |
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|nationality = [[Jordan|Jordanian]] |
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|rank= [[A320]] [[first officer (aviation)|First Officer]] |
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|known for = Arabian Section of the [[99s]] |
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|awards= [[99s|2015 Inspiration Award]]<br>2016 [[Honourable Company of Air Pilots]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Alia Twal''' (born 1988<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2014-02-04 |title=The Jordanian pilot fighting for women’s right to soar |url=https://gulfnews.com/friday/art-people/the-jordanian-pilot-fighting-for-womens-right-to-soar-1.1286156 |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=gulfnews.com |language=en}}</ref>) is a commercial airline pilot from Jordan.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-10|title=Flashback: the pilot challenging Middle Eastern gender stereotypes|url=https://www.wearefinn.com/topics/posts/flashback-the-female-pilot-challenging-middle-eastern-gender-stereotypes/|access-date=2021-05-02|website=FINN - The Aviation Industry Hub {{!}} FINN|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Daisy Carrington|title=Women in the captain's seat|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/women-in-the-captains-seat/index.html|access-date=2021-05-02|website=CNN|language=en}}</ref> She flies for [[Royal Jordanian|Royal Jordanian Airlines]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=September 23, 2018 |title=African Aerospace - Every woman can be a high flyer |url=https://www.africanaerospace.aero/every-woman-can-be-a-high-flyer.html |access-date=2021-05-02 |website=www.africanaerospace.aero}}</ref> In 2016, Twal was made a Liveryman in the [[Honourable Company of Air Pilots]], becoming the fourth Jordanian to receive this position.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Captain Alia Al Twal |url=http://womanthismonth.com/wiac/speaker/alia-al-twal/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=41726b547f3f2bf02d3afb1f0cc6c3d88e1c14cf-1619952848-0-AT5RYx8cNRbDiefa5UGA594Jpn2KSX-4eCbuBrp3W__AoKWaloVtzhq6aukQToz3slRd34dHy2RalIKx8X3a6FK4eL9gBNxdZwz7WRYnEpln2n3VwxkDNrTEl1yn36fJQsvKVm5Uyp679SLD5Q3Q2TOyzD1yRStnu4rO5nTyfzQLZWQ7lDBoLxHZLH06vcpjbpTOzTknU0eBFb9yi9TFvDq_lNsxtYGu3l_mg7NvAK-mdLRWh-uAJTHdiPXleXLRfnvX2KozWlA9ynYT-0PC_tXEJVDoeBprVBIIpnBVF0YuVTLX2NDQJBPXu6SoBifKiYHIHlf1Gx6SUfCOhDpV_QrCt4m-_K_DlliC7MJ7BiW7eLuzEjHcdcFyBqfBIT8e044d6EDovkcTBF_uKiNtCRF5C9saKSuqDlSj534i83hR |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502110319/https://womanthismonth.com/wiac/speaker/alia-al-twal/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=41726b547f3f2bf02d3afb1f0cc6c3d88e1c14cf-1619952848-0-AT5RYx8cNRbDiefa5UGA594Jpn2KSX-4eCbuBrp3W__AoKWaloVtzhq6aukQToz3slRd34dHy2RalIKx8X3a6FK4eL9gBNxdZwz7WRYnEpln2n3VwxkDNrTEl1yn36fJQsvKVm5Uyp679SLD5Q3Q2TOyzD1yRStnu4rO5nTyfzQLZWQ7lDBoLxHZLH06vcpjbpTOzTknU0eBFb9yi9TFvDq_lNsxtYGu3l_mg7NvAK-mdLRWh-uAJTHdiPXleXLRfnvX2KozWlA9ynYT-0PC_tXEJVDoeBprVBIIpnBVF0YuVTLX2NDQJBPXu6SoBifKiYHIHlf1Gx6SUfCOhDpV_QrCt4m-_K_DlliC7MJ7BiW7eLuzEjHcdcFyBqfBIT8e044d6EDovkcTBF_uKiNtCRF5C9saKSuqDlSj534i83hR |archive-date=May 2, 2021 |access-date=June 19, 2024 |website=WIAC Conference}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arabian Aerospace - Ninety Niner Alia becomes City Liveryman|url=https://www.arabianaerospace.aero/ninety-niner-alia-becomes-city-liveryman.html|access-date=2021-05-02|website=www.arabianaerospace.aero}}</ref> |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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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 |
Twal was inspired to become a pilot at the age of 16 when she first learned about Jordanian women pilots at a school career event.<ref name=":2" /> 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 the [[Royal Jordanian|Royal Jordanian Airlines]] as first an [[A320]] [[First officer (aviation)|first officer]] in 2011,<ref name=":0" /> and then an [[Airbus A330|A330]] first officer in 2016 before returning to the A320.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Kirby |first=Mary |date=2016-02-26 |title=Middle Eastern women pilots keep their eyes on the skies |url=https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2016/02/middle-eastern-women-pilots-keep-their-eyes-on-the-skies/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=Runway Girl |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> Twal is also the governor of the Arabian Section of the [[Ninety-Nines]] and has established a scholarship in honor of Yvonne Trueman, the section's founder and first [[Bahrain|Bahraini]] women to gain a pilot's license.<ref name=":3" /> |
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As one of the few women Jordanian pilots and head of her chapter of the Ninety-Nines, which includes pilot [[Carol Rabadi]], Twal advocates for [[gender equality]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> |
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== Awards and nominations == |
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* 2015: Award of Inspiration, the Ninety-Nines<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Who We Are Awards Past Award Winners (The Ninety-Nines, Inc.) |url=https://www.ninety-nines.org/past-award-winners.htm |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=The Ninety-Nines, Inc. |language=en}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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* [https://www.arabian99s.com/membres-actifs/alia-al-twal Alia Twal Profile] on the [https://www.arabian99s.com/membres-actifs/yvonne-trueman Arabian Ninety-Nines Official Website] |
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* [http://www.rj.com/ Royal Jordanian Official Website] |
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Latest revision as of 11:42, 19 June 2024
Alia Twal | |
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| Born | 1988 (age 35–36) |
| Nationality | Jordanian |
| Known for | Arabian Section of the 99s |
| Awards | 2015 Inspiration Award 2016 Honourable Company of Air Pilots |
| Aviation career | |
| Rank | A320 First Officer |
Alia Twal (born 1988[1]) is a commercial airline pilot from Jordan.[2][3] She flies for Royal Jordanian Airlines.[4] In 2016, Twal was made a Liveryman in the Honourable Company of Air Pilots, becoming the fourth Jordanian to receive this position.[5][6]
Biography
[edit]Twal was inspired to become a pilot at the age of 16 when she first learned about Jordanian women pilots at a school career event.[4] 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 the Royal Jordanian Airlines as first an A320 first officer in 2011,[5] and then an A330 first officer in 2016 before returning to the A320.[7][4] Twal is also the governor of the Arabian Section of the Ninety-Nines and has established a scholarship in honor of Yvonne Trueman, the section's founder and first Bahraini women to gain a pilot's license.[7]
As one of the few women Jordanian pilots and head of her chapter of the Ninety-Nines, which includes pilot Carol Rabadi, Twal advocates for gender equality.[1][7]
Awards and nominations
[edit]- 2015: Award of Inspiration, the Ninety-Nines[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Jordanian pilot fighting for women's right to soar". gulfnews.com. 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Flashback: the pilot challenging Middle Eastern gender stereotypes". FINN - The Aviation Industry Hub | FINN. 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^ Daisy Carrington. "Women in the captain's seat". CNN. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^ a b c "African Aerospace - Every woman can be a high flyer". www.africanaerospace.aero. September 23, 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^ a b "Captain Alia Al Twal". WIAC Conference. Archived from the original on May 2, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Arabian Aerospace - Ninety Niner Alia becomes City Liveryman". www.arabianaerospace.aero. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^ a b c Kirby, Mary (2016-02-26). "Middle Eastern women pilots keep their eyes on the skies". Runway Girl. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Who We Are Awards Past Award Winners (The Ninety-Nines, Inc.)". The Ninety-Nines, Inc. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
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