Women to pilot AI's March 8 Mumbai-New York flight

For the first time, women pilots will operate Air India's Mumbai-New Yrk non-stop flight on March 8 to commemorate International Women's Day.

For the first time, women pilots will operate Air India's Mumbai-New York non-stop flight on March 8 to commemorate International Women's Day.

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Captain Rashmi Miranda and Captain Sunita Narula will be the flight commanders, and Captain Swati Rawal and Captain Neha Kulkarni will be the first officers on the 14-hour flight that will be operated with a Boeing 777-200 long-range aircraft, the airline said Saturday.

The national carrier will also operate other flights with all-women crews on the occasion, the airline said in a statement.

The National Aviation Company India Limited (NACIL), which operates Air India, has more than 136 women pilots flying on various international and domestic sectors, the airline said.