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British Airways in drive to recruit more female pilots

British Airways is doing its bit to banish prejudice against women drivers by actively encouraging more women to train as pilots.

With one week to go until the current British Airways cadet training programme closes on November 26, the airline is calling for more female applicants to apply.
 
The airline has released a video featuring two sisters Aoife (27) and Cliodhna Duggan (35) from Dublin who say being a pilot is a 'dream job'.


Banishing prejudice: British Airways took on its first female pilot in 1987 and is now calling for more women applicants for the top job

BA director of flight operations Captain Stephen Riley, said: 'Even though we have more female pilots than any other UK carrier, the number doesn't nearly represent the general population, and I actively encourage any women considering a career in flying to apply.'


The carrier's 18-month 'Future Pilot Programme' has attracted around 5,000 applicants for fewer than 100 places in its first two years, but currently the number of male pilots outnumber females 18 to one, with just 200 women pilots out of 3,500 flying for BA.