First American woman who works as captain for a Chinese airline

Updated: 2015-12-22 10:11

(people.cn)

Jin got an offer from a Chinese airline called Xiangpeng Airlines and came to China in August 2015. She said that she thought about working in China when she was 16 years old. She has got a stable job as a captain in China. [Photo/Chinanews.com]

A 48-year-old American woman with a Chinese name Jin Beili became the first female American captain working for a Chinese airline in October 2015 after passing various examinations.

Jin has the Federal Aviation Administration pilot's license and the pilot's license of China's Civil Aviation Administration.