Aviation

Indian woman becomes youngest commander to fly Boeing 777

New Delhi [India], July 8 : Captain Anny Divya has become the youngest woman commander to fly a Boeing 777.
At a young age of 30, Captain Divya has become world’s youngest woman commanders to fly a Boeing 777 airplane ever.
Born in Pathankot, Divya shifted to Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, when she was a kid. Her father is a retired Army official.
Talking to , Captain Divya said she is elated and gives all the credit to her parents.
“I am thankful to my parents and teachers for what I am today,” she said.
She further said that no journey is complete without obstacles and she had her share of ups and downs along the way.
“I had issues like financial problems, language barrier and cultural differences that I overcame with the support of my family and friends,” she said talking to .
She further said that she belonged to a middle class family and the fee for pilot courses were very high that time.
“My parents really believed in my goal and let me fly. There were no jobs at the time, so it’s not like the money my parents were putting in was something that I could earn later,” she said.
Besides these obstacles, she said, a lot of people discouraged her.
“Nobody was doing any pilot course in Vijayawada that time. So I was not encouraged to do it by a lot of people around me. But I just wanted to fly,” she said.
She added that one of her biggest obstacles was speaking in English language. She said that as in Vijayawada nobody spoke in English, she was not very good at it.
Talking to , she said, “I was not good with the English language. Although we did read and write in English, we mostly spoke in Telugu.”
She said coming to the flying academy helped her overcome that obstacle.
“I had some issues with pronunciation which I had to overcome. I learnt through my experiences. I used to feel bad about it a lot of times, but the point is to learn,” she added.
Talking about the airline culture, she said that it is very good and they have a set of management rules that helps them in a range of issues.

“My airline is very professional and I love working there,” she said.

Aviation

Boeing, Antonov to Collaborate on Defense Projects

– MOU represents Boeing’s commitment to work with Ukrainian industry

– Includes exploring opportunities for collaborating on in-country support of Unmanned Aerial Systems

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today by Boeing and Antonov Company to investigate potential collaboration on defense-related projects.

“We’re happy to keep collaborating with the Antonov Company to help Ukraine’s economic development and expansion,” stated Ted Colbert, CEO and president of Boeing Defence, Space, & Security.

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“This agreement demonstrates our ongoing efforts to find more opportunities to work with Ukrainian industry, which was underscored by our signing of the Ukrainian Defence Industry Compact earlier this year.”

The areas of potential collaboration identified in the agreement consist of training, logistical support and overhaul services for tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems utilized by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which includes the ScanEagle. In addition, the companies will also explore opportunities for Antonov to provide engineering support to Boeing.

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“A strong, innovative, and efficient defense industry is key to sustainable economic development and national security, and we are extremely excited to collaborate with Boeing,” said Ievhen Gavrylov, CEO of Antonov Company.

This agreement brings a whole new level of opportunity to implement the latest and most effective solutions – in addition to the possibility of future projects with Boeing in the aerospace and defense industry.”