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-Udaipur sector.
Nivedita joined Indian Airlines in 1984 and has many firsts to her credit:[1] She was promoted to executive director flight safety in 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 .