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NITU RAKIĆ, KAPETANICA NA „ERBAS A330“ PRIVILEGIJA JE RADITI POSAO KOJI VOLIŠ U KOMPANIJI KOJA TE VOLI
če turbulencije. Mogla sam da uži- vam i u činjenici da sam bila na čelu izvanredne kabinske posade i kolega. Rođena ste Indijka, ali živite u Srbiji već četiri godine i jezik ste savršeno savladali. Da li je naša zemlja postala vaša dru- ga kuća? – Mislim da još nisam perfektno savladala srpski jezik, ali se trudim da iz dana u dan govorim sve bolje. Po rođenju sam Indijka iz Bangalora, ali sam u međuvremenu postala Srpki- nja iz Beograda. I to ne samo zbog pa- soša koji sam dobila već i zbog načina života. Zavolela sam Srbiju kao svo- ju drugu domovinu. Lepo mi je da ži- vim ovde sa svojim sinom i suprugom, koji je takođe pilot u Er Srbiji. Narav- no, nedostaje mi mnogobrojna poro- dica u Indiji, a pomalo i indijska hrana. Na kraju, da li ste zadovoljni u Er Srbiji? – Veoma sam zadovoljna što pri- padam timu Er Srbije jer sam u našoj kompaniji dobila šansu da se usavr- šavam i napredujem u karijeri. Er Sr- bija je velika porodica mladih, am- bicioznih i stručnih profesionalaca kao i iskusnih i kvalitetnih stručnjaka. ars and have managed to perfectly master the language. Has our co- untry become your second home? “I think I haven’t yet mastered the Serbian language perfectly, but I try to speak it better every day. I’m Indian by birth, from Bangalore, but I’ve be- come a Serbian girl from Belgrade in the meantime. And that’s not only because of the passport I’ve recei- ved, but also because of the way I li- ve. I fell in love with Serbia as my se- cond homeland. It feels nice to live here with my son and my husband, who is also an Air Serbia pilot. I na- turally miss my large family in India, and I miss Indian food a little.” To conclude, are you satisfied at Air Serbia? “I’m extremely satisfied that I’m part of the Air Serbia team, because I received a chance to improve and advance in my career at our com- pany. Air Serbia is a big family of yo- ung, ambitious and expert profes- sionals, as well as experienced and high-quality experts.”
OD UKUPNOG BROJA ZAPO- SLENIH, SRPSKU NACIONALNU AVIO-KOMPANIJU ČAK 50,69 OD- STO ČINE ŽENE . U avijaciji se kon- stantno radi na povećanju njihovog broja, a Nitu Rakić je jedna od pionir- ki. Kao kapetanica aviona tipa „erbas A320“ i „A319“, završila je dodatnu obuku i postala prva kapetanica na „erbasu A330“... –Veomasamsrećnaštosampo- stala prva žena kapetan. Ponosna sam što sam uspela da ispunim se- bi želju da upravljam širokotrupnim avionom u dugolinijskom saobraćaju. Sa pozicije kapetana na „A320“ prešli ste na poziciju kapetana „erbasa A330“. Za nas laike, samo deset više u nekom broju, a za vas? – U osnovnim detaljima opera- cija nema neke velike razlike. Među- tim, koncept dugolinijskog saobraća- ja potpuno je drugačiji i kompleksniji.
Radi se o velikom avionu i dugim leto- vima gde treba voditi računa o mno- go različitih detalja. Nedavno ste imali i prvi let u Njujork. Kako je bilo? – Imala sam prvi let za Njujork u kom sam uživala iako je na ruti bilo dosta olujnih oblaka, ali nije bilo ja-
NEETU RAKIĆ, CAPTAIN, AIRBUS A330
IT’S A PRIVILEGE TO DO A JOB YOU LOVE AT A COMPANY THAT LOVES YOU
OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF EM- PLOYEES, WOMEN REPRESENT 50.69% of personnel at the Ser- bian national airline. Work is con- stantly being done in aviation to increase that number, and Nee- tu Rakić is among the pioneers. As a captain of Airbus A320 and A319 aircraft, she completed ad- ditional training and became the first female captain flying the Air- bus A330... “I’m very happy to have become the first female captain. I’m proud to have succeeded in fulfilling my desi- re to fly wide-body aircraft in long- haul traffic.” So, you advanced from the po- sition of captain on A320 aircraft to the position of Airbus A330 cap- tain. For us layfolk, that’s just a di-
fference of ten more in some ran- dom number, and for you? “There are no major differen- ces in the basic operational details. However, long-haul traffic has a com- pletely different and more complex concept. This is about a large plane and long flights where you have to take care of many different details.” You operated your first flight to New York recently. How was it? “I had my first flight to New York, which I enjoyed despite there being plenty of storm clouds along the ro- ute, but there was no strong turbu- lence. I was also able to enjoy the fact that I was at the helm with an outstanding cabin crew and colle- agues.” You’re Indian by birth, but you’ve lived in Serbia for four ye-
Prva žena na poziciji kapetana srpske nacionalne avio-kompanije bila je Vesna Aleksić, koja je danas menadžer „erbas“ flote i kapetan- instruktor linijske obuke The first woman to hold the position flag carrier was Vesna Aleksić, who is today the company’s Airbus fleet manager and a line training captain-instructor of captain at the Serbian
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