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Emirates promotes Hanan Mohammed Jawad and Bakhita Al Mheiri—its first Emirati female captains—on the Boeing 777

Emirates has promoted Hanan Mohammed Jawad and Bakhita Al Mheiri to captain, marking the airline’s first Emirati female pilots to reach command. Both women progressed through Emirates’ cadet pilot pathway and now fly the Boeing 777 fleet.

Discovered 2026-06-04T02:02:30.004752-07:00 | 2026-06-04T02:02:30.004752-07:00

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Emirates is putting two Emirati women into 777 captain roles, providing a concrete benchmark for command-track progress inside its cadet pipeline—an issue that connects directly to how large carriers scale qualified crews.
This is another 777-related leadership milestone for Emirates as the airline continues to expand and sustain its widebody operations, including recent 777 freighter conversion work (Emirates takes delivery of first IAI-converted Boeing 777-300ERSF freighter).
For operational risk management, it also lands in the same aircraft-and-operator context as a recent 777 fuel-emergency / Mayday event in Miami, underscoring the importance of command readiness as exposure grows (Emirates Boeing 777 declares Mayday in Miami after two landing attempts).

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