Afghan Pilot Niloofar Rahmani Inspires at WAI
Niloofar Rahman traced her story during WAI2022 of becoming the first fixed-wing Afghan Air Force pilot.
Aviatrix Niloofar Rahmani and her family fled Afghanistan after receiving death threats from the Taliban for pursuing her pilot's license. (Photo: Paula Grubb)
Aviatrix Niloofar Rahmani and her family fled Afghanistan after receiving death threats from the Taliban for pursuing her pilot's license. (Photo: Paula Grubb)

Niloofar Rahmani began her keynote speech humbly: “Basically, my story is nothing [compared with] every amazing person I have met during my journey here,” she told attendees at the 33rd annual International Women in Aviation Conference. “I’m so honored.”


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