Business Class Women: South Africa’s Leading Women in Aviation – Siza Mzimela (First Black Woman to Own A Commercial Airline) and Sibongile Sambo (First Woman to Own an Aviation Company in Africa)
Siza Mzimela (image: www,connectcitizen.co.za) At first when I used to think of pioneering women in the aviation industry I would definitely think of Amelia Earhart but I am glad that today I can now drop a few African women's names who are not pilots but aviation company owners with a lot of pride. I started my post thinking that I would only be focusing on the enterprising Siza Mzimela but while researching, I stumbled across an important game changer by the name of Sibongile Sambo and I am inspired immensely by these women as they have definitely taken on a very male dominated industry and have continued to pave the way for other women to enter into it too. Fly Blue Crane is the first black woman owned airline. The local South African airline was founded by former South African Airways (SAA) CEO, Siza Mzimela. Mzimela started her career as an analyst at SAA in 1996 and ascended to the CEO position of the international airline for the period of 2010 – 2012. Fly Bl...