oral history transcript: Captain Zoya Agarwal

Date:08/20/2021
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: SFO Museum
Accession Number:2022.021.001.03
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Oral History
Subcategory:Interview Transcript
airline: Air India
aircraft: Airbus A310 , Boeing 777-200LR , Boeing 777-300ER , Boeing 777
company: Boeing , Air India
Description

Interviewed on August 20, 2021 The interview and accompanying notes describe Captain [or Commander] Zoya Agarwal’s ongoing career with Air India between 2004 to 2021; early ambition to become a pilot; formal education, learning English, and the financial and cultural challenges; details about hiring and training process at Air India; opportunities there for female flight officers; initial flight as a first officer; routes; aircraft, including the Airbus 310, the Boeing 737, the Boeing 777-200LR, and the Boeing 777-300ER; detail about the differences between the two variants of the 777; leadership role as Captain; record-breaking flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru [formerly Bangalore] over the North Pole, during which she led an all-female crew.

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