Female participation of pilots increases in SKY: They reach 13.5% of the total
94 years ago, in 1930, Graciela Cooper Godoy was the first woman to receive her license to fly in Chile. That is why every July 26th our country celebrates women who practice this profession. Although there has been progress, worldwide it is estimated that only 5% of pilots in the world are women, according to […]
In China, female pilots strain to hold up half the sky
When Han Siyuan first decided to apply for a job as a pilot cadet in 2008, she was up against 400 female classmates in China on tests measuring everything from their command of English to the length of their legs. Eventually, she became the only woman from her university that Shanghai-based Spring Airlines picked for […]
Malaysia Airlines Welcomes First Female Pilots
Pearl Wendy Mak, Wang Wen Chien, and Nur Hidayah Mohamad Rasidin have made history as the first female pilots for Malaysia Airlines. The three women were honored at the MAS Crew Graduation, where CEO Captain Izham Ismail said, «I’m very proud that for the first time Malaysia Airlines has three amazing, strong and resilient women […]
