Qatar Air Commences Abuja Flight Operations With First Nigerian Female Boeing 787 Pilot

Nigeria’s female Boeing 787 pilot, Adeola Ogunmola Sowemimo has commenced operations with Qatar Air on its inaugural flight to Abuja, Nigeria.

This was disclosed on Friday by the Director-General, of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri, via her official Twitter handle.

Sowemimo became the first Nigerian female pilot to work for Qatar Airways in the Middle East in 2019.

She is also the first female Nigerian to fly the Boeing 787 Dreamliner for Qatar Airways and the first Nigerian female pilot to fly the Boeing 767 Aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean

Today Qatar Air operated its inaugural flight to Abuja, Nigeria. And our own Adeola Ogunmola Sowemimo was on the right seat as she assisted Captain Khan Sameer Ali. Adeola is the first Nigerian female Boeing 787 Pilot and the first Nigerian female Pilot to fly for Qatar Airways.

— Abike Dabiri-Erewa (@abikedabiri) November 27, 2020