The aviator also posted a video of her flying over the kingdom, documenting the moment her dream of piloting a plane in her own country came true.

Before being granted a Saudi license, along with four other female pilots, Al Maimani said she couldn't find a job in her country despite the fact that she had replaced an international permit she held with a local one in 2013.

At the time, she explained she was facing difficulty finding work locally because she's a woman. In a statement she gave to Al Arabiya in 2018, she said:



"I have a government license, and I have all the requirements needed for the job, however, we did not get the opportunity to work. I knocked many doors for a job, but the refusal is still going on under the pretext that women's jobs as female captain do not exist, even though there are training institutes on aviation and there are institutes in Jeddah and Dammam."

Now, the pilot has made history and will hopefully open up the space for more Saudi women to enter the field in the kingdom.