𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗟𝗬 𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗔

𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘆𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝘂 is the first Nigerian female commercial pilot. She served as the rector and chief instructor of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology between October 2011 and February 2014.

A native of Ukwa East in Abia State, South-East, Nigeria, 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘆𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝘂 had her secondary school education at Anglican Girls Grammar School, Yaba, Lagos State, before she trained as a private and commercial pilot in 1978 at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria.

She subsequently took several aviation and transport courses in the United Kingdom and the United States before she received her license as a commercial pilot on May 20, 1981, from the College.

𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘆𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝘂 earned a lot of awards. She is a member of the Order of the Republic of Nigeria and the Nigerian Women Achiever Hall of Fame. She has also won awards recognizing her achievements and contributions to the aviation industry. Some of them are:

- The Rare Gems Professional Achievements Awards (2007)

- African International Achievers Merit Award (2007)

- Nigeria’s 50 Greatest Women of the Democratic Administration of Ghana (2012).

She is an aviation icon who paved the way for women in an industry dominated by men. She is a good example of how hard work and determination pay off. 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘆𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝘂 is an accomplished pilot and her success is worth emulating.