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Adva Amir

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Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108

So sometimes we take these comments so seriously. from people we don't even know that don't even know us and what we're capable of.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108

So sometimes we take these comments so seriously. from people we don't even know that don't even know us and what we're capable of.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108

I got a lot of comments from people after I shared this post about things they wanted to do and they had a dream to do, but they didn't do it. And all of a sudden, when I showed my way and my journey, I remember I had one guy who told me he has a high paid, like high tech job and he wants to volunteer in Africa. And this post made him go and do that.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108

I got a lot of comments from people after I shared this post about things they wanted to do and they had a dream to do, but they didn't do it. And all of a sudden, when I showed my way and my journey, I remember I had one guy who told me he has a high paid, like high tech job and he wants to volunteer in Africa. And this post made him go and do that.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108

And he's been volunteering in Africa and opening his own nonprofit. there. So, and this is just one story among a lot of them. I got a lot of messages from flight attendants who want to become a pilot and this post pushed them to do that. And when I wrote the post, I just wanted to share my journey.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108

And he's been volunteering in Africa and opening his own nonprofit. there. So, and this is just one story among a lot of them. I got a lot of messages from flight attendants who want to become a pilot and this post pushed them to do that. And when I wrote the post, I just wanted to share my journey.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108

I had no idea it will have such an impact and we'll get like 3 million views and so many people will see that. And I think when you do something really from your heart, this is what happened.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108

I had no idea it will have such an impact and we'll get like 3 million views and so many people will see that. And I think when you do something really from your heart, this is what happened.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108

I was really just wanted to share my journey. I wasn't working on anything. I was just beginning my flight journey at a new company.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108

I was really just wanted to share my journey. I wasn't working on anything. I was just beginning my flight journey at a new company.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108

And I told you I had so many struggles during the way and so many comments and I had this breakdown and then I had the breakthrough and then I had COVID and like every time like you're trying to hold your face above the water and you feel like drowning sometimes and then it happened. Like you see the light and

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108

And I told you I had so many struggles during the way and so many comments and I had this breakdown and then I had the breakthrough and then I had COVID and like every time like you're trying to hold your face above the water and you feel like drowning sometimes and then it happened. Like you see the light and

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108

I remember like my first flight, I was pulling into the gate and it was all kind of the mirrors reflecting. So I couldn't really see myself, but I say, wow, I'm like flying this big jet. And I just wanted more people to go and show them that this is possible experience. Like if you have a dream, you can go and do that. There will be challenges. There will be a lot of barriers.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108

I remember like my first flight, I was pulling into the gate and it was all kind of the mirrors reflecting. So I couldn't really see myself, but I say, wow, I'm like flying this big jet. And I just wanted more people to go and show them that this is possible experience. Like if you have a dream, you can go and do that. There will be challenges. There will be a lot of barriers.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108

There will be a lot of breakdowns, but it's possible. So this was my goal.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108

There will be a lot of breakdowns, but it's possible. So this was my goal.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108

Hawaiian Airlines is an amazing company and Hawaii has some of the best waves in the world.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108

Hawaiian Airlines is an amazing company and Hawaii has some of the best waves in the world.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108

Correct. When I moved to Hawaii and started working for the airline here, I'm now flying the Airbus 330, which is the long haul flights. So a lot of flights from the islands to the West Coast. And we fly to Japan and Australia, South Korea as well. So, yeah, I do a lot of long flights right now.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108

Correct. When I moved to Hawaii and started working for the airline here, I'm now flying the Airbus 330, which is the long haul flights. So a lot of flights from the islands to the West Coast. And we fly to Japan and Australia, South Korea as well. So, yeah, I do a lot of long flights right now.