Irene Koki Mutungi Biography
Irene Koki Mutungi was born in 1976, she is a professional pilot who flies for Kenya Airways. She was the first female on the African continent to become certified as a Captain of the Boeing 787 “Dreamliner” aircraft.
Irene Koki Mutungi Education Background
Student at in Oklahoma City in the United States where she was awarded the Commercial Pilot’s License, by the Federal Aviation Authority.
Student at flight school at Nairobi’s Wilson Airport, here she obtained her Private Pilot’s License.
Secondary school student at Moi Girls Shool, Nairobi.
Irene Koki Mutungi Career
In 1995, she was hired by Kenya Airways, as their first female pilot. She was the only female pilot at the airline for the next six years.
In 2004, she became the first African woman to qualify to captain a commercial aircraft, when she qualified to command the Boeing 737.
She has since qualified to command the Boeing 767. She then took the conversion course which allowed her to transition to commanding a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Kenya Airways then promoted her to Captain of the B787, making her the first African female Boeing 787 Captain in the world. Her employer made that announcement on 15 April 2014.
Irene Koki Mutungi Parents
Her father was a commercial pilot with Kenya Airways. He has since retired and is an aviation consultant.
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