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Siza Mzimela

South African businesswoman Siza Mzimela made history this past September after the launch of her domestic airline, Fly Blue Crane. She is the first Black woman to own and operate her own airline.

Sizakele Petunia Mzimela is an airline industry veteran and no stranger to the executive level. She was the CEO for South African Express Airways and South African Airlines, and was responsible for moving those airlines into international flights to the United States and abroad.

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