Captain Indu Nair, who joined a private airline after her tenure as a pilot in the Indian Air Force ended in 2010. From the second batch of women pilots in the IAF, she flew during the Kargil conflict.

Best experience as Commercial Airline Pilot

   As a commercial airline pilot, one of her best experiences, she says, is taking off with an all woman crew!It is no longer unusual for passengers to have a lady pilot fly them to their destinations.

   India has many women pilots now. There are days when both the pilots in the cockpit and the cabin crew - are all women. It is a superb feeling to have an all women crew.

    “I served the Indian Air Force as a pilot for 15 years and became a commercial pilot when my career ended since I was on a short service commission.”

   “There was a time in school I wanted to be an air hostess, but my sister superior counseled me....