EghtesadOnline: The new chief at the helm of Iran Air might not be the first woman to become the executive captain of a national flag carrier in the Middle East, but she is taking charge at a crucial moment as the airline is renovating its fleet and reinventing its mission.

EghtesadOnline: A woman in Iran broke another glass ceiling on Sunday when Iran Air's first female Chief Executive Officer, Farzaneh Sharafbafi officially took charge of the country's flag carrier company. The first Iranian woman to receive a PhD in aerospace, she has been a board member at Iran Air, otherwise known as Homa.