創造歷史! 沙特飛行學院首次招收女生

A flight school in Saudi Arabia is opening its doors to women, following the end of a decades-long driving ban.

繼結束長達數十年的“禁駕令”後，近日沙特一所飛行學校對女性敞開了大門。

Oxford Aviation Academy, a leading trainer and crew recruiter, has already received applications from hundreds of women hoping to start lessons in September at a new branch in the eastern city of Dammam.

牛津航空學院是業界頂尖的培訓機構，也是機組人員的招聘單位。該學院已收到數百名希望9月在其位於東部城市達曼的新分院開始上課女性的申請。

"People used to travel abroad to study aviation, which was difficult for women more than men," said applicant Dalal Yashar, who aspires to work as a civil pilot.

渴望成爲一名民航飛行員的申請者達拉勒·雅沙爾表示：“人們過去常常到國外去學習航空學，相比男性來說，這對女性來說更困難。”

"We are no longer living in the era were women were allowed to work in limited arenas. All avenues are now opened for women. If you have the appetite, you have the ability," she said.

她說：“我們已不再是生活在女性只能在有限的領域工作的年代了。現在，所有領域都應對女性開放。只要你有渴望，你就有能力。”

The academy is part of a $300 million project that includes a school for aircraft maintenance and an international center for flight simulators at the airport.

牛津航空學院是一個耗資3億美元的項目的一部分，該項目還包括一所飛機修理學院和一個位於機場的國際飛行導航中心。

Students will receive three years of academic and practical training, said Othman al-Moutairy, executive director of the branch.

該分學院的執行院長奧斯曼稱，學生將花三年時間學習理論知識並接受實際訓練。

A decades-long ban on women driving was lifted last month, as part of sweeping reforms pushed by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, aimed at transforming the economy and opening up more opportunities for women.

長達數十年的關於女性駕車的禁令於上月解除，這是副總理兼國防部長、王儲穆罕默德·本·薩勒曼推動的全面改革的一部分，旨在促使經濟轉型，爲女性創造更多機會。