Aviation industry urged to attract more female pilots
The male-dominated aviation industry must attract more women into the workforce to avoid the “impending crisis” of not having enough pilots, a senior executive has said. Angela Gittens, DG of the Airports Council International, said that if demand for flights continues to grow rapidly, men alone cannot provide sufficient pilots. According to the International Society of Women Airline Pilots, only 6.7% of pilots are female. “The fact is that if you ignore half of the world’s population, we’ll never get there,” Gittens said. Airbus has projected that the industry will need 530,000 new pilots in the next 20 years, as well as 550,000 new technicians. Gittens said improving the gender balance in the industry was also a question of fairness. <br/>
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Aviation industry urged to attract more female pilots
The male-dominated aviation industry must attract more women into the workforce to avoid the “impending crisis” of not having enough pilots, a senior executive has said. Angela Gittens, DG of the Airports Council International, said that if demand for flights continues to grow rapidly, men alone cannot provide sufficient pilots. According to the International Society of Women Airline Pilots, only 6.7% of pilots are female. “The fact is that if you ignore half of the world’s population, we’ll never get there,” Gittens said. Airbus has projected that the industry will need 530,000 new pilots in the next 20 years, as well as 550,000 new technicians. Gittens said improving the gender balance in the industry was also a question of fairness. <br/>
