19-year-old Zara Rutherford from Belgium is attempting to become the youngest woman in history to fly solo around the world and the youngest person to fly solo around the world in an ultralight aircraft. Her mission is to draw attention to and improve gender equality in aviation and technical fields (STEM) in general.
Flying one of the fastest and most advanced ultralight aircraft in the world – Shark aircraft of Czech-Slovak origin, Zara is on the Asian leg of her journey and is scheduled to arrive in Singapore via Seletar Airport on 20 December 2021, 10.30am.
During her short stop-over in Singapore, Zara aims to meet young and aspiring Singaporean pilots and women in aviation. Join us to meet her online and learn her story first-hand!
Thanks to everyone who attended the event. For those who missed it, no worries, you can view the recording at the following link