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  2. Pilot licensing and certification - Wikipedia

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    Balloon pilot's licence issued by the Aéro-Club de France to Mr. Tissandier. Pilot licensing began soon after the invention of powered aircraft in 1903. The Aéro-Club de France was founded in 1898 'to encourage aerial locomotion'. The Royal Aero Club followed in 1901 and the Aero Club of America was established in 1905.

  3. International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations

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    Furthermore, they did not have a voice at the newly formed International Civil Aviation Organization. At a meeting in London in April 1948 a conference of pilot associations was held that formed the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations. [2] IFALPA was located in the UK from 1948 to 2012.

  4. Timeline of women in aviation - Wikipedia

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    Kucki Low, Namibian pilot, is hired as the first woman commercial airline pilot in South Africa, flying for Namaqualand Airways. [ 152 ] Bonnie Tiburzi is the first female pilot for American Airlines and the first female pilot for a major American commercial airline, [ 153 ] as well as the first woman in the world to earn a Flight Engineer ...

  5. Private pilot licence - Wikipedia

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    A private pilot licence (PPL) or private pilot certificate is a type of pilot licence that allows the holder to act as pilot in command of an aircraft privately (not for remuneration). The basic licence requirements are determined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), but implementation varies from country to country.

  6. International airport - Wikipedia

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    International airports often host domestic flights, which helps feed both passengers and cargo into international ones (and vice versa). Renovated Simón Bolívar International Airport in 2019 Buildings, operations, and management have become increasingly sophisticated since the mid-20th century, when international airports began to provide ...

  7. Refilwe Ledwaba - Wikipedia

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    Ledwaba is the first black woman from South Africa to fly a helicopter and she is also the first black woman to fly for the South African Police Service (SAPS). [6] She received her pilot's wings on 11 January 2006, aged 26. [7]

  8. Second officer (aviation) - Wikipedia

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    Before a pilot is fully qualified to operate as first officer, they will typically act as a second officer, sitting in the right hand seat, while undergoing training and supervision from a training captain. A safety pilot will sit in the jump seat to monitor the junior first officer and the captain. [3] [4]

  9. Lanseria International Airport - Wikipedia

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    Lanseria International Airport (IATA: HLA, ICAO: FALA) is a privately owned international airport that is situated north of Randburg and Sandton to the northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa. The airport can handle aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 757-300 and the airport was created to ease traffic congestion at OR Tambo International Airport .