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Hello,
I'm Dashiani Navanaiigam and welcome to the conversation from the BBC World Service where we talk to two extraordinary women from around the world on a shared interest or expertise.
My guests today hold the lives of millions of people in their hands but it's rare
that you'll ever spot them hidden away.
Every air traffic controllers guide and manage multiple aircraft simultaneously,
communicating directly with pilots and working in a fast paced, pressurized environment.
Helena Holstrom Falk is the first female president of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Associations.
She's recently retired from a long career in air traffic control in Sweden.
Anne Jahaina Al Mahari is a senior air traffic control officer,
examiner and instructor in the United Arab Emirates working with millions of passengers each year.
Helena and Jahaina, a very warm welcome to you both.
Thank you.
Jahaina, what's the best thing about being an air traffic controller?
The best thing about being an air traffic controller is that no two days are the same.
Every day that you go in you have a different scenario that you have to work with with different aircrafts from all across the world.
And there is the job satisfaction of knowing that you're impacting millions of lives every shift.
Helena, what about you?
Well, besides what Johanna already mentioned,