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{{Infobox person
| name = Nivedita Bhasin
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| birth_date = 1963
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| nationality =[[India]]n
| occupation = [[Commercial pilot]]
| spouse = Captain Rohit Bhasin
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'''Nivedita Bhasin''' (born 1963) of [[Indian Airlines]] became the youngest woman pilot in world civil aviation history to command a commercial jet aircraft on 1 January 1990 at the age of 26.
Bhasin piloted IC-492 on the [[Bombay]]-[[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]]-[[Udaipur]] sector.

== Firsts ==
Nivedita joined Indian Airlines in 1984 and has many firsts to her credit:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iswap.org/content.aspx?sl=1290566629|title=Home - International Society of Women Airline Pilots|website=www.iswap.org|access-date=24 June 2019}}</ref>
* She was the co-pilot on the first all-women crew flight on [[Fokker Friendship]] F-27 with Captain Saudamini Deshmukh in command in November 1985 on the [[Calcutta]]–[[Silchar]] route.
* They also made the first Boeing all-women crew flight in September 1989 on the [[Mumbai]]–[[Goa]] sector.
* In January 1990 she became the world's youngest commander at the age of 26 on the Boeing aircraft.<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news
| title = Sky isn't the limit!|newspaper= [[The Hindu]]
| url = http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/03/15/stories/2006031500330800.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071001045352/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/03/15/stories/2006031500330800.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 1 October 2007
| accessdate = September 22, 2006
| location=Chennai, India
| date=15 March 2006|author=Savitha Gautam }}
</ref><ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web
| title = Captain Milestone |work= [[India Today]]
| url = http://www.indiatodaygroup.com/itoday/21061999/eyecats.html
| accessdate = September 22, 2006 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061025213635/http://www.indiatodaygroup.com/itoday/21061999/eyecats.html  |archivedate = October 25, 2006}}
</ref>
* Later, she led the all-women crew of the Boeing flight as commander on the [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]–[[Visakhapatnam]] route. She became a commander on Airbus A300, with over 8,100 hours of total flying experience. On 8 March 1999 {{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} she commanded Airbus A300 on the [[Delhi]]–[[Kathmandu]] route to mark [[International Women's Day]].
* She became India's first woman check-pilot on Airbus A300 aircraft. Nivedita was accorded the Directorate General of Civil Aviation approval as check-pilot on successful completion of stipulated tests and requisite training. The latter involved classroom and field training for operational knowledge, simulator training for flying proficiency, aircraft training for landing/take-off, and line flying.
* Nivedita Bhasin brought the 787 Dreamliner from USA to India on 19 September 2012.

== Personal life ==
She was promoted to Executive Director flight safety on November 2020 .

Her Husband Rohit Bhasin & Daughter Niharika Bhasin work for INDIGO airlines , Her son Capt Rohan Bhasin is a commander on Boeing 777 and works for Air india .

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2002/04/01/stories/2002040100130200.htm Taking off with the family]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061025213635/http://www.indiatodaygroup.com/itoday/21061999/eyecats.html India Today]
* [http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/99apr09/edit.htm#4 A toast to Indian woman fliers]
* [http://iaf00.tripod.com/airwomen.html Indian women in aviation]

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