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Paid contentThe airlines setting the pace in promoting women pilots
Five well-known carriers are partnering with CAE in an innovative scholarship scheme that recognises the need to bring more women pilots onto the flightdeck
Paid contentFrom cabin to cockpit
After starting in the back of the aircraft, Alex Hawthorne completed an MPL with easyJet and became a first officer with the airline two years ago. She is based in Venice
Paid contentDreamliner dreaming
Daniela Saucedo, 20, is beginning her career in aviation as a trainee with CAE Phoenix, where she is a flying ambassador for the national carrier’s cadet programme after receiving the CAE Women in Flight scholarship. She explains why she wants to be a pilot, and aspires to fly the Boeing 787 for Aeromexico
Paid contentWhat keeps women grounded?
Research by CAE using interviews and other data sources has begun to get to the bottom of why so few females want to be pilots in the first place, and how this can be addressed
Paid contentHelping pilots on their career path
Judy Choi is an Airbus A320 and A330 flight instructor with CAE in Hong Kong. She explains what first got her excited about aviation and what she enjoys about her job
Paid contentOne of the few
Kathy McCullough flew 747s for Northwest until her retirement on medical grounds. An active member of ISWAP, she explains what she learned in more than 30 years as a pilot
Paid contentBreaking barriers
Why, deep into the second century of aviation, is being an airline pilot still a largely male preserve, and what can the industry do to attract more young women to the profession?
Paid contentTen of the pioneers who paved the way
From a pre-First World War French aristocrat to a modern-day former Afghan refugee, women aviators have been making history for over a century. We celebrate 10 of the best
Paid contentWhy aviation must catch up on diversity: A welcome from CAE’s Nick Leontidis
Whether in discussions at high-level summits or studied in new research partnerships, gender diversity is becoming a high-profile topic in aviation. In contrast to the many highly skilled professions that have achieved significant progress towards gender parity, aviation is a single outlier. Today, aviation is leaving half of its available ...