Women pilots for SIA planes a first for airline
Singapore Airlines has, for the first time, hired women to fly its planes. Two of them joined last August during the last intake of cadet pilots. Their training - in Singapore and Australia - will take between two and three years, after which they will be rostered for commercial flights. SIA spokesman Nicholas Ionides confirmed the hiring but said no target has been set for the number of women pilots to be hired. The airline has about 2,000 pilots. "We will recruit whoever is the most qualified," he said. SIA is the last Singapore passenger carrier - and quite possibly major global airline - to hire women pilots. The group's regional arm SilkAir and long-haul budget unit Scoot already have women flying their planes. Low-cost carriers Jetstar Asia and Tigerair also have women at the cockpit controls.<br/>
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Women pilots for SIA planes a first for airline
Singapore Airlines has, for the first time, hired women to fly its planes. Two of them joined last August during the last intake of cadet pilots. Their training - in Singapore and Australia - will take between two and three years, after which they will be rostered for commercial flights. SIA spokesman Nicholas Ionides confirmed the hiring but said no target has been set for the number of women pilots to be hired. The airline has about 2,000 pilots. "We will recruit whoever is the most qualified," he said. SIA is the last Singapore passenger carrier - and quite possibly major global airline - to hire women pilots. The group's regional arm SilkAir and long-haul budget unit Scoot already have women flying their planes. Low-cost carriers Jetstar Asia and Tigerair also have women at the cockpit controls.<br/>
