Mack Rutherford, who in 2022 became the youngest person to fly solo around the world at age 17, will have the opportunity to share his story with high school and university students during a meet-and-greet and live question-and-answer session at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) Careers in Business Aviation Day in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 25.
Rutherford earned his microlight pilot's license at age 15, which at the time, made him the youngest pilot in the world. His five-month, 52-country, 30,000-mile around-the-globe journey commenced in Sofia, Bulgaria in March 2022, just months after his sister Zara Rutherford completed her circumnavigation at age 19 and became the youngest woman ever to fly solo around the world. He began the trip at age 16 and celebrated his birthday during the flight. Flying an ultralight Shark aircraft, he also became the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a microlight.
