Female crew of Civil Aviation Academy makes historic first flight

Female crew of Civil Aviation Academy makes historic first flight

The first flight in the history of Kazakhstan’s Civil Aviation was made by an all-female crew. Pilot instructor Adelina Lutsenko and Civil Aviation Academy student Yekaterina Styopina took off from the airfield in Taraz on a single-engine training aircraft. Lutsenko had previously undergone certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in Spain. She is an international-class pilot instructor.