Posted By
Najib
Mar 12, 2018 11:10
Rota Hoteit is no longer the only female airline pilot in Lebanon as Erica Chbeir has recently joined the Middle East Airlines and is currently a First Officer aka Copilot. I was also told that a third female cadet pilot might be joining soon but I can't confirm it yet :D Given that only 3% of the airline pilots around the world are women, I think it's great to see two female pilots . Thumbs…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 12, 2018 10:07
On March 29th, Emirates will operate its first ever A380 flight to the Rafic Al Hariri International Airport, making it the first ever scheduled A380 service to Beirut. The Emirates A380 service will operate as EK 957 and EK 958, departing Dubai at 0725hrs and arriving in Beirut at 1030hrs. The flight will depart Beirut at 1415hrs arriving in Dubai at 1905hrs on the same day. The A380 double-decker plane accommodates 429 Economy seats, 76…
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