Captain Irene Koki Mutungi, is a remarkable Africa’s first female Dreamliner Captain, and Kenya Airways’ first female Pilot.
Her father was a Pilot at Kenya Airways, flying with him from a very young age ignited her passion to become a Pilot and she never looked back.
At age 17, Captain Koki Mutungi attended Kenya School of Flying in Nairobi where she obtained her Private Pilot License and went on to obtain her Commercial Pilot License from Crabtree Aviation in Oklahoma, USA.
After obtaining a Commercial Pilot License, she returned to Kenya and was hired by Kenya Airways, as their first female Pilot and has been with the flag carrier airline of Kenya for more than 27 years.
She is the first woman on the African continent to be certified as a Captain of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
Captain Koki Mutungi was recently appointed Assistant Chief Pilot at Kenya Airways.
She has been successful in mentoring aspiring and current pilots and occasionally gives public speeches to encourage the next generation to consider an aviation career.
“My first flight was just few days before I turned 18 and it was the most amazing experience. My most memorable flight was the one I got to do with my father, it was his last flight in the airline, he chose to retire early and wind up his career with a flight he did with me and that was very memorable,” said Captain Irene Koki Mutungi.
