Identical Twin Brothers Fulfill Dream as Pilots For Same US Airline: "Mum Was Instrumental"

• Kenyan-born twin brothers have made history in the US following their employment at the same airline
• The brothers said their dream of becoming pilots when they were only three and was fueled by their parents
• According to them, they would always accompany their mother on her business trips and would go plane spotting with their dad every Sunday

Identical twin brothers Alex and Alan are flying the Kenyan flag high in the United States, warming the hearts of many back at home.

Parents' role in twins' love for planes

Alex and Alan became pilots at Alaska Airlines in the US and are believed to be the first set of identical twin pilots at the airline.

The airlines said Alan was hired shortly after finishing his simulator training and will be based in San Francisco, while his brother Alex will be flying out of Los Angeles.

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According to the airline, the brothers moved from Kenya to California when they were 13 and brought their love of aeroplanes with them.

The brothers have their parents to thank for their love of aviation. Ever since they were three years old, they would go plane spotting with their dad every Sunday after church.

Their mom also brought them along on every business trip where they were bored with everything except the flights.

“After I started playing with the program, that was it. I knew I wanted to do that [fly] for a job,” said Alan.

Alaska Airlines was the first choice

Alaska was the first choice for Alan when he was looking to move on from the regional airlines.

He says that working for the same company as his brother was enticing, but he was also drawn in by the people and company culture.

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Now, the two say their dream is to fly with each other since they are yet to because of the complexity of operations in the field.

We’ve never flown together professionally because we’ve always been on different aircraft,” said Alex, who is a first officer.

“The goal is to have one of us upgrade to captain and be operating the same aircraft so we can fly together.”

When they can finally fly together, there is one special person who needs to be in the cabin—their mom—whom they credit as instrumental in fostering their love of aviation.

“We have to get her on one of our flights,” added Alex.

Beautiful twin sisters become medical doctors on same day, many praise them

In a similar story, YEN.com.gh earlier reported that a woman with the Twitter handle @Sentie_Motloi came on the platform to celebrate her twin sisters as they achieved great academic success together.

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According to her, the twins became medical doctors on the same day, saying that God has done it for their family all again.

@Sentie_Motloi shared two photos showing the ladies holding their medical tags. One of the frames had them all smiling in their doctors' garbs.

Source: TUKO.co.ke