Women in Aviation International (WAI) was first organized to help women advance their careers in aviation.[161] Sally Cox and Julie Ann Gibson are the first pilots to fly solo in the Royal Air Force after the ban on women flying is lifted.[77] January 1: Nivedita Bhasin of Indian Airlines became the youngest woman pilot in world civil aviation history to command a commercial jet aircraft at the age of 26. Capt Nivedita Bhasin piloted IC-492 on the Bombay-Aurangabad-Udaipur sector.[162] Bahamian Patrice Washington became the first black woman pilot to fly for United Parcel Service.[150]