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Article

15 Dec 2016

Author:
Hannah Murphy, Financial Times (UK)

EasyJet aims for one in five pilots to be female by 2020

EasyJet has doubled the number of its entry-level female pilots in a year and set a “more stretching” goal for 2020 following a targeted recruitment drive. By signing up you confirm that you have read and agree to the terms and conditions, cookie policy and privacy policy. The airline is aiming for 20 per cent of new pilot cadets to be female by 2020. It said it would need to recruit about 50 female pilots a year to achieve the target. EasyJet has increased the number of its female new-entrant pilots from 6 to 12 per cent since it launched the “Amy Johnson Flying Initiative” in October 2015. The initiative prompted more than 600 applications, from which the company hired 33 female pilots to reach its target, it said...