Carol Rabadi

Carol Rabadi decided to pursue a career in aviation as a child, when she flew in a jump seat on board a flight from Cyprus back to Jordan.[1] She attended Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida where she earned a Bachelor's degree in aeronautical science.[2] She joined airline Royal Jordanian in 1999,[3] two months after graduating.[1] In 2009 she became the second Female Captain in the history of Jordan. Jordans first female Captain was Taghreed Akasheh in 1985.[4]

Initially, Rabadi worked as part of the airline's ground crew for two years, which was typical of the airline's recruitment policy for cadet pilots at the time. Rabadi flew as a co-pilot for six years, flying on the Airbus A320 family and Airbus A340 type of aeroplanes. She was then able to Captain flights on planes in the Embraer E-Jet family.[1] She flew her first flight of more than 100 passengers in October 2009 on a flight back from Athens, Greece.[5] This flight was also the first time Royal Jordanian had flown with an all-female flight crew,[6] something she has repeated on several occasions since.[2] Rabadi is a member of the Arabian section of the Ninety-Nines, the international organisation of female pilots.[7]