Tina Drazu is a Ugandan
airline transport pilot, who serves as a First Officer at
Uganda National Airlines Company
Uganda Airlines is the flag carrier of Uganda. The company is a revival of the older Uganda Airlines which operated from 1977 until 2001. The current carrier began flying in August 2019.
Location
The company headquarters are located withi ...
, Uganda's national carrier airline, on the
A330-841 equipment, since February 2021.
Before that, since April 2019, she is a first officer on the
CRJ 900
The Bombardier CRJ700, CRJ900, and CRJ1000 are a family of regional jet airliners that were designed and manufactured by Canadian transportation conglomerate Bombardier (formerly Canadair) between 1999 and 2020. Their design was derived from t ...
aircraft, at the same airline.
As of October 2023 she was one of the only two female first officers on the A330-841 equipment at the airline.
Background and education
Drazu was born in
Arua District, in
West Nile sub-region
West Nile sub-region, previously known as West Nile Province and West Nile District, is a sub-region in north-western Uganda, in the Northern Region of Uganda.
Location
The sub-region is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the s ...
, in the
Northern Region of Uganda. She obtained her
Commercial pilot licence from ''Cape Flying Services'' in South Africa in 2010.
In 2020, Tina was among the pilots selected to undergo training on the A330-800 equipment. She successfully completed the type rating training at the Airbus Training Center in
Miami, Florida
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, United States, in late 2020.
Career
Drazu spent one year and three months flying with Asante Airlines in
South Sudan
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, from January 2011 until March 2012. She was then employed by
Aerolink Uganda
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from July 2012 to April 2019, as a line pilot.
In 2013, while at Aerolink, she made
Captain
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on the
Cessna 208 Caravan
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The project was commenced on November 20, 1981, and the prototype first flew on December 9, 1982.
The production model was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration, FAA ...
equipment.
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In April 2019, she was hired by Uganda National Airlines Company, as one of a small number of female pilots at the airline.
As of February 2021, Drazu was one of five female aviators at
Uganda Airlines
Uganda Airlines is the flag carrier of Uganda. The company is a revival of the older Uganda Airlines which operated from 1977 until 2001. The current carrier began flying in August 2019.
Location
The company headquarters are located withi ...
, out of 50 pilots at the airline. She and
Vanita Kayiwa
Vanita Kayiwa, is a Ugandan airline transport pilot, who serves as a first officer at Uganda National Airlines Company, Uganda's national carrier airline, on the A330-841 aircraft, since February 2021. Before that, effective April 2019, she s ...
were the only two females who were members of the cockpit crew on the A330-841 aircraft at Uganda Airlines, at that time. Tina Drazu and her co-worker Vanita Kayiwa are role models for young Ugandan women who want to pursue a career in aviation. The two have gone further than any woman before them.
See also
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Transport in Uganda
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List of airlines of Uganda
This is a list of airlines currently operating in Uganda, as of 2020.
Defunct airlines
This is a list of airlines which are currently out of service and/or out of business in Uganda, as of May 2019.
See also
* List of defunct airlines in Uga ...
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List of airports in Uganda
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Michael Etiang
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Vanita Kayiwa
Vanita Kayiwa, is a Ugandan airline transport pilot, who serves as a first officer at Uganda National Airlines Company, Uganda's national carrier airline, on the A330-841 aircraft, since February 2021. Before that, effective April 2019, she s ...
References
External links
Behind the Wheels: Uganda Airlines pilotsAs of 29 April 2019.
Meet The Two Women Pilots Flying The Uganda Airlines A330-800neo
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Ugandan aviators
Women aviators
People from Arua District
People from Northern Region, Uganda
Commercial aviators
Women commercial aviators
People from West Nile sub-region
Ugandan women