SmartLynx Airlines advances toward gender balance in personnel
Yearly, the start of March marks the celebration of Ladies of Aviation Worldwide Week, a time to spotlight and honor the numerous achievements of ladies within the aviation trade and empower extra girls to pursue careers on this historically male-dominated area. Dedicated to the rules of equal alternative, SmartLynx Airways is sustaining a 40/60 gender stability within the firm. With girls at the moment representing 39% of the corporate’s personnel, there may be nonetheless progress to be made, notably throughout the flight and cabin crew, to work towards an much more balanced illustration. This method is a part of a broader effort to foster gender variety throughout numerous male-dominated sectors inside aviation.
In response to the latest information from the Worldwide Civil Aviation Group (ICAO), which showcases the gender distribution throughout numerous classes throughout the aviation sector, SmartLynx Airways at the moment stands above the European common of seven.1% in technical roles. Remarkably, girls represent over 1 / 4 (27%) of the airline’s technical division personnel.
Lilija Boltovska, Deputy VP Technical at SmartLynx Airways, highlights the evolving panorama of the aviation trade: “Whereas aviation stays a predominantly male atmosphere, we’re witnessing a constant rise in younger girls embarking on careers in aviation engineering. Working within the technical division presents its distinctive set of challenges for ladies, but it’s an immensely rewarding area. Finally, it’s the standard of your skilled contributions and the outcomes you obtain that matter most. I firmly imagine that success in aviation is just not gender-dependent however is the results of arduous work and dedication.”
In 2021, SmartLynx dedicated to growing the variety of girls represented within the firm by collaborating in IATA’s #25by2025, which goals to boost variety, fairness, and inclusion (DE&I) within the aviation trade. Since then, SmartLynx has improved the outcomes and elevated the full share of ladies employed within the firm by 3%, and it expects this quantity to maintain rising. At SmartLynx, there’s a promising and gradual enhance within the variety of feminine pilots, a sector traditionally underrepresented within the aviation trade and much more so throughout the ACMI (Plane, Crew, Upkeep, Leasing). In comparison with 2021, plenty of feminine pilots at SmartLynx has elevated virtually 3 times, and the quantity is anticipated to develop.
Ruzica Vukovic, A320 Captain SmartLynx Airways: “Since early childhood, being a pilot was my solely profession choice, and now I can’t consider anything I might somewhat do. Once I first joined SmartLynx, there have been simply six of us – feminine pilots. Now, there are such a lot of that I’ve misplaced rely. Witnessing the arrival of recent feminine colleagues brings me pleasure and makes me understand how far we’ve are available in aviation. For any girl aspiring to an aviation profession, I can actually say that being a pilot presents the liberty to work globally and discover the world but additionally ensures substantial monetary safety. The journey is actually rewarding.”