Qatar Airways made headlines as its first all-female and all-Muslim flight crew, including the first Qatari female pilot Amna Khalid Al Obaidli, successfully completed a flight. The event sparked positive reactions, emphasizing the importance of diversity and merit-based hiring in the airline industry.
Qatar Airways' first all-female and all-Muslim flight crew - first Qatari female pilot Amna Khalid Al Obaidli lands her first flight. https://t.co/wDrGOqvPTt
This video is making the waves on X. These two women are pilots for Qatar Airways, from a country that has a Muslim majority. It is a good airline, and they are fully qualified to do their jobs. As long as they were hired on merit, I don’t see the issue. https://t.co/AzRViEj2OP
I'm happy to see this Community Note, although I'll add that it's somewhat misleading. The percentage of Qatari citizens which is Muslim is pretty much 100%. (The non-Muslims in Qatar are all foreigners.) But the gist of the Note is good: Why should anyone object to the national… https://t.co/mAtRDeOmtR
As the off-and-on note on this mentions, this is a Qatar Airways plane. I'd say the Gulf States letting women fly is a very good thing, tbh. https://t.co/o00BipGuxV
Muslims!? On MY Qatari Airways!? https://t.co/TpzFakMR1G