easyJet aims to double its proportion of female pilot entrants within two years, acknowledging the current low percentage of female pilots both within the airline and across the industry.
To attract new female pilots, easyJet is partnering with educational institutions, reserving ten annual training program spots for women, and offering significant training loans underwritten by the airline.
The initiative also includes support for current female pilots through increased mentoring and loans for A320 type ratings to facilitate their progression to captaincy or 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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