Zaras flight across the world on a micro aircraft

Holly Branson 3rd+ Chief Purpose and Vision Officer at Virgin 5d Edited 5 days ago Last week I woke up to so many messages from colleagues about a young aviator called Zara Rutherford who is embarking on an incredible world recordbreaking endeavour. The messages about Zaras, FlyZolo challenge and how she is empowering young women to pursue STEM education was so enthusiastic that I was excited before I had even read a word about her My colleagues were right. Zara is truly remarkable. Next week, she will set off to fly solo around the world, making her the youngest woman (by quite a few years) to ever do so. Shell also be the youngest person to do it in a microlight aircraft. Zara is just 19 Reading about her recordbreaking attempt and how she was selffunding the flight filled me with inspiration. After being blown away by Zara s dedication, drive and passion, I was delighted to call her and let her know that Virgin would sponsor her aweinspiring endeavour.