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24/07/2024 news

UK sees highest number of pilot licences issued to women

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has revealed that the number of licences issued to female pilots has increased. The regulator has seen an increa...

21/03/2023 news

Aviatrix Project announces 2023 opportunities

The Aviatrix Project has announced new flying and ground school opportunities for applicants during 2023. Covering PPL to commercial-level relevant ex...

24/11/2022 news

Female numbers rise as AirBaltic pilots graduate

The ratio of female pilots is growing at AirBaltic Pilot Academy, flight school of the Latvian national airline, as 13 new pilots graduated after comp...

08/04/2021 how to be a pilot

easyJet launches virtual school visits to encourage female pilots

easyJet has launched virtual pilot school visits as part of its Amy Johnson Initiative to encourage more girls to become airline pilots. Teachers, sch...

08/03/2021 news

Afghan pilots break through with first all-female flight

+VIDEO It’s no secret that the numbers of female pilots in commercial aviation are low, just reaching 5% of the total, despite several airlines doin...

11/09/2020 news

Leading Edge passes ‘huge milestone’ for female pilots

More than half of the next intake of student pilots at Oxford-based Leading Edge Aviation are female!

10/06/2016 news

Opinion: Why women now hold the key to the aviation sector

There has never been a better time to build a career in the aviation industry. Airlines are growing, with more flights and more routes than ever befor...

02/06/2016 news

British Women Pilots Association announces 2016 scholarship winners

The BWPA has announced the winners of its three 2016 Scholarships, which aim to help women gain further flying qualifications and kick start or contin...

04/04/2016 news

Asia’s airlines ‘forced’ to seek more women pilots

Airlines in Asia are being 'forced' to seek female pilots to combat the rapid escalation in air travel in Asia which may leave the industry 'desperate...

23/03/2016 news

Details of easyJet Amy Johnson Flying Initiative announced, with CTC Aviation to support

easyJet has revealed more details of its initiative to underwrite a training loan of up to £100,000 for six female pilot candidates

08/03/2016 how to be a pilot

New project encourages women to take to the skies

On International Women’s Day, Elinor Evans of Pilot Career News spoke to Kanchana Gamage, pilot and founder of The Aviatrix Project, which aims to p...

03/03/2016 news

CTC Aviation reports ‘significant increase’ in female graduates

CTC Aviation has announced that, since the launch of its CTC WINGS programme in 2003, the trainer has trained and placed around 100 women as co-pilots...

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