UAE Business: Emirates flight school graduates 1st international cadet – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: Emirates flight school graduates 1st international cadet – Gulf Digital News

Emirates Flight Training Academy (EFTA) has graduated Bayan Al Turabi, its first international cadet pilot to graduate, celebrating women in aviation, and highlighting the importance of female role models.



Bayan’s inspirational journey as a cadet at the Emirates Flight Training Academy is a story of determination and success, and a testament of a ‘dream come true’. Watch here as Bayan shares her personal story and credits her sister (also a certified pilot) for giving her the confidence to look at a career in aviation.



Growing up in Bahrain, Bayan lived in a house located between the airport and the sea, and that’s when her love story with travel and aviation began. Bayan’s family encouraged her and her siblings to aspire for, and achieve whatever they set their hearts on, telling them nothing is impossible.



When asked about why she decided to become a pilot, Bayan said: “From a very young age, I had an extreme urge of wanting to explore the world. Since I had never met a female pilot growing up, considering a career in aviation was never an option for me,” said Al Turabi.



“Until I witnessed my sister fly a plane