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Pakistani sisters make history by co-flying Boeing 777

Maryam and Erum Masood (photograph courtesy Twitter)

By: Eastern Eye Staff

Two Pakistani sisters working as pilots for the country’s national flag carrier PIA have scripted history by becoming the first such pair to fly a Boeing 777 aircraft together, the airline said on Wednesday (August 31). Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) spokesman Danyal Gilani said that Maryam Masood and Erum Masood have been flying different planes but finally ended up on the same flight. The two sisters piloted the flight from Lahore to Karachi, Manchester, New York and London. “Pilot sisters make history for PIA by flying Boeing 777 concurrently,” Gilani tweeted. Erum was recently upgraded to fly a Boeing-777, which…

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