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Air India's all-female crew makes history with round-the-world flight

An all-female Air India crew takes a selfie in the San Francisco airport during their record-setting trip.

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(CNN)Air India says it has become the first airline to fly around the world with an all-female crew, just ahead of International Women's Day.

"Air India scripted history by flying an all-women crew flight around the world," the airline said in a statement on Facebook, after Flight AI 174 touched back down in New Delhi on Friday.

The Boeing 777 flew from New Delhi to San Francisco last Monday, traveling over the Pacific Ocean. The crew completed a mandatory rest period before flying over the Atlantic back to New Delhi, completing the round-the-world trip.

Smiling members of Air India's crew, wearing saris and jackets, posed for selfies in San Francisco International Airport last Monday before setting off on the final leg of the trip.

Every member of staff -- from the flight's captains to the cabin crew, check-in and ground handling staff -- were women. Even the engineers, who certified the aircraft, and air traffic controllers, who cleared its departure and arrival, were women, the company said.

An Air India spokesman told CNN that the airline has applied for a Guinness World Record to mark the occasion, part of a series of all-women flights scheduled to mark International Women's Day on March 8.

Egyptian becomes first female Arab to pilot A380

On International Women's Day, Egyptian Captain Nevin Darwish became the first Arab female pilot to command Airbus 380, the world's largest commercial aircraft.

A video posted by Emirates Airlines showed Darwish flying the iconic Airbus A380 from Dubai to Vienna, as she became the first Arab woman to have captained the aircraft.

The Dubai-based carrier chose a handful of female pilots to fly giant aircraft in celebration of International Women's Day, which occurs on March 8.

Captain Darwish flew alongside First Officer Alia Al Muhairi, who is currently the youngest female Emirati pilot operating the aircraft.

Video footage showing the female pilots as they commanded the airplane attracted a million views on the airline's official Facebook page.

Officer Al Muhairi described Captain Darwish as "a wonderful role model, she's an inspiration to all young pilots around the world."

"With such a great attitude, and such a wonderful perspective on things, to see her come every day to work, with the same motivation as if it was her first flight."