United Airlines - EAA AirVenture

In previous issues we’ve covered efforts by airlines such as fybe, easyJet and Qantas to increase the low % of female pilots (currently around 5%) in the industry.

The latest airline to highlight its commitment to women in aviation is United. In July, the airline few a 787-Dreamliner with an all female crew to the largest airshow in the world, EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Joining the pilots and fight attendants on-board were nearly 100 other women representing a variety of United’s workgroups such as Airport Operations, Infight Services, Flight Operations, Technical Operations, Network Operations and more.

Once in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United staff met with around 70 female high school students interested in aviation, to discuss pursuing careers in the feld and to tour the aircraft.

The airline’s Chief System Pilot Bebe O’Neil later announced an additional scholarship for aspiring female aviators at a Women in Aviation Luncheon.

United says it has the most female pilots of any major airline and that in 2018, it held Girls in Aviation Day events in a record number of 12 locations around the world, and has plans to add even more locations this coming fall.