But growing up in Japan , where female pilots were largely unheard of, it was a dream that meant reaching for the sky. "There were many men who told me it's impossible to become a pilot in Japan -- especially a commercial airline pilot. In 2010, she became Japan's first female commercial airline captain. Disregarding the naysayers, Fuji went on to become Japan's first female commercial airline captain. When I became captain, several reports were released saying that I had accomplished something meaningful and it surprised me that having a female captain could be news.

Source: CNN May 06, 2019 23:48 UTC