Rakshya Rana

Rakshya Rana (Nepali: रक्षा राणा) (Born 7 November 1967) is Nepal's first female pilot. She was born on 7 November 1967 as daughter of (late) Ganga Rana and Noor Pratap JB Rana. Rakshya got her training from Hoffman Pilot Center in Broomfield, Colorado for her private pilot license. She then moved to Addison, Dallas, Texas where she completed the rest of the training and obtained her FAA commercial Pilot license with Multi-Engine and Instrument Rating in April 1988. It took her 11 months in total to complete the course. Rakshya was 24 years old when she flew professionally for the first time, with the domestic airlines Everest Air.