In honor of International Women's Day, Air India flew what it says is the longest flight in history with an all-female crew.
为纪念国际妇女节,印度航空公司称进行了全是女机组人员的历史最长飞行。
The plane left New Delhi on Sunday and arrived in San Francisco with four pilots and 10 cabin crew members.
这架飞机周日离开新德里,抵达旧金山,有4名飞行员和10名机组人员。
And when the plane returns to New Delhi on March 8, the actual date for International Women's Day, the entire operation — from check-in to traffic control — will reportedly be staffed by women.
当这架飞机3月8日返回新德里时,刚好是国际妇女节。据报道,从登机手续到交通控制整个操作都是由女性担任。
On that same day, Air India says it'll fly a total of 22 all-female-staffed flights.
在同一天,印度航空公司称将进行22次全女性职员飞行。
Aviation has historically been male-dominated. The Smithsonian reports only 4 percent of American pilots above the student level are women.
航空行业一直以男性为主。史密森报告,只有百分之4的高于学生水平美国飞行员是女性。
India, on the other hand, has almost 12 percent female pilots, roughly four times higher than the global average.
另一方面,印度有近百分之12的女飞行员,大约比全球平均水平高出四倍。
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