{"id":17270,"date":"2022-01-31T15:31:18","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T10:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=17270"},"modified":"2022-01-31T15:31:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T10:01:23","slug":"easyjet-wants-more-women-pilots-as-training-programme-is-relaunched-with-big-advertising-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/31\/easyjet-wants-more-women-pilots-as-training-programme-is-relaunched-with-big-advertising-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"EasyJet wants more women pilots as training programme is relaunched with big advertising campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

EasyJet is launching a drive to recruit 1,000 pilots over the next five years, with a focus on attracting more women.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The airline, which has predicted a strong summer of bookings as the UK emerges from the Covid crisis, says it wants to tackle a gender imbalance in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its pilot training programme is being relaunched for the first time since the start of the pandemic with a new advertising campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johan Lundgren, chief executive of easyJet, said: \u201c<\/strong>We are delighted to be reopening our pilot training programme again for the first time since the pandemic hit and it will see us recruit over 1,000 new pilots in the coming years.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEasyJet has long championed greater diversity in the flight deck and this series of ads aims to highlight the extraordinary breadth of skills our pilots have and show that pilots can be found in all walks of life, in a bid to attract more diverse candidates.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe continue to focus on challenging gendered stereotypes of the career having doubled the number of female pilots flying with us in recent years.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe also acknowledge that whilst we have made progress, there is still work to do. Increasing diversity in all of its forms in the flight deck is a long-term focus for easyJet.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Captain Iris de Kan and daughter Kiki, five, feature in the new campaign for the Generation easyJet Pilot Training Programme at London Gatwick airport<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Captain Iris de Kan, a mother of two who is seen in one of the ads with five-year-old daughter Kiki,<\/strong> said: \u201cIt\u2019s important that girls have visible role models so we can combat job stereotypes and show that anyone with the motivation and passion can turn their skills to being an airline pilot.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI love the responsibility and challenge that comes with my job \u2013 but it\u2019s not as challenging as juggling the demands of a five-year-old and a little baby at home.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only around 6% of pilots worldwide are women, said easyJet.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay tuned and updated with Aviationa2z.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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