Captain Rola Hoteit is the first female airline pilot in Lebanon who has completely broken down the stigma behind women not being able to fly planes.
Rola starts by explaining the process of becoming the first female pilot in Lebanon (1:08) and people’s reactions throughout her journey (10:43).
We then discuss modern day rhetoric behind women pilots (12:27), and how society is adapting to the idea of female pilots (14:33). Rola then recounts the famous plane landing at Heathrow airport (16:12), and her scariest flight story where a passenger encountered a near death experience (18:47). We also talk about how Rola finds the perfect balance between work and family (24:25), her role as a pioneer for women in the workforce (29:47), recently piloting the first all female crew in the Middle East (31:46), feeling valued by her society (36:22) and coronavirus effecting the aviation industry (39:09).