easyJet aims to double its proportion of female entrant pilots within the next two years, acknowledging that the current 5-6% representation of women among its pilots is too low and reflects an industry-wide issue.
To attract more women, easyJet will launch educational initiatives with schools and youth organizations, reserve ten annual training program places for women, and offer significant training loans (up to 100,000 euros) underwritten by the airline.
The airline will also support its current female pilots by providing increased mentoring and A320 type rating loans to facilitate their progression to captaincy and leadership roles.
In an initiative to increase its proportion of female pilots, easyJet, the low-cost UK airline, hopes to double its number of female entrant pilots in the next two years.
Currently, 6 percent of easyJet’s new pilot intakes and 5 percent of the airline’s total 2,500 pilots are female — consistent with the small percentage of female pilots throughout the industry.
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