Afghan-American pilot Shaesta Waiz is due to land in Bali on Tuesday afternoon, one destination of many during her solo world tour. The 29-year-old, piloting a Beechcraft Bonanza A36, will be coming in from Singapore’s Seletar Airport, which was her 14th of 34 stops in at...
Living the American dream is not easy when you are an Afghan. Ms Shaesta Waiz, a refugee from Afghanistan, was told that when she informed her family of her wish to be a pilot. "I remember one of the first things I heard was my grandmother saying,...
Hoping to see science, technology, engineering and mathematics education for girls take off? We meet Shaesta Waiz as she flies around the world in an effort to encourage girls to pursue STEM careers. Watch the entire video interview here....
The New Paper - Singapore: Miss Shaesta Waiz (in photo), 30, travels to promote education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Stem). She is the first civilian female pilot from Afghanistan and the first in her family to earn a master's degree. On May 13,...
The first time Shaesta Waiz remembers seeing a plane, she was a child watching the news about an aircraft accident. "I said to my mom, 'I hope I never ever have to fly in an airplane,'" she said. "I was so scared and terrified." Now Waiz is...
Shaesta Waiz, 29, a refugee-turned pilot who is on a three-month solo flight across the globe, visited Batam, Riau Islands, on Monday where she encouraged more Indonesian women to become pilots. Waiz, an Afghan-American, who was born in a refugee camp, told more than 50 female...
Shaesta Waiz, who was born in an Afghanistan refugee camp, hogged the limelight when she started her flight in a small single-engine plane from the US. Her mission is to fly around the world to inspire other women to follow their dream. Recently she landed in Dubai and...
The airline says it wants to “grow the next generation of female pilots” as it brings together two inspirational aviators. She’s hoping to inspire women around the world by becoming the youngest female pilot to complete a solo round-the-world flight. But Shaesta Waiz traded in her Beechcraft Bonanza A36 for...
Not only is Shaesta Waiz solo piloting a flight around the world, but she also aims to inspire others to follow in her flight path. As part of Dreams Soar, an organisation spearheaded by Waiz, she hopes more youngsters will look to careers in the fields...
MUMBAI: Three decades after Amelia Earhart's failed soloflight around the world, Jerrie Mock, an Ohio housewife, became the first woman to circumnavigate the globe in 1964. In the later years, quite a few others repeated the feat to grab the title of youngest solo woman pilot, fastest pilot, and...