CAPT. Rola Hoteit

Certificates

  • 2024: Runway Safety Team Certificate, ICAO, Tunisia.
  • 2022: FAA A320 Type Rating, Aerostar Training Services, Florida, USA.
  • 2022: FAA Airline Transport Pilot License, Pan Am Flight Academy, Florida, USA.
  • 2012: Certificate in Aviation Psychology, Universit of Graz, Austria.
  • 2003: A330 Type Rating, Airbus Training, France.
  • 1997: A320 Type Rating, Airbus Training, France.
  • 1994: CAA Airline Transport Pilot License, Air Service Training Perth, Scotland.

Previous Professions

  • 2011 - Present: Airline Captain (A320/A321/A330), Middle East Airlines, Lebanon.
  • 2024 - Present: Executive Vice President, International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations (IFALPA), Canada.
  • 2011 - 2024: Regional Vice President AFIMID Region, International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations (IFALPA), Canada.
  • 1995 - 2011: Airline First Officer (A320/A321/A330), Middle East Airlines, Lebanon.
  • 1999: Airline First Officer (A320/A321), Tansaer, Ireland.

Field(s) of Expertise

Aviation
Mathematics
Philosophy
Public Speaking

Education

  • 2022: MA in Philosophy, American University of Beirut.
  • 2003: BS in Mathematics, American University of Beirut.
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

Fellowships

  • 2014: Honorary Fellow at the Royal Aeronautical Society, UK.

Distinctions

  • 2016: Recognized among the Top 100 Women Worldwide by BBC.
  • 2016: Named among the Top 100 influential lebanese figures worldwide by GPN Holding Group.
  • 2019: TEDx Speaker at Saint Joseph University, Beirut.