Nokuthula Mchunu, 37, a former airport cleaner, is on her way to realising her dream of becoming a pilot.
Now a student pilot at Focus Air Flight School in Durban, she encourages people from previously marginalised groups to join the aviation industry.
“After my cleaning job I got a job at Air Mercy Service working as a flight coordinator. The more I understood about the aviation sector the more I fell in love with it. Through my experience, I want black youth to be inspired and know that it’s possible to do flight training,” she says.
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