Air Asia's female pilots

I've always had a love hate relationship with AirAsia from day one due to the numerous flight delays during the early days and now the not so friendly booking online system. They deserve a pat on the back nevertheless for their equal opportunity policy in terms of employment.

This fact is highlighted in the article on female pilots working with the airline. AirAsia currently has 21 female pilots. Twelve of them fly with AirAsia operating the Airbus A320 while the remainder fly for AirAsiaX, operating the Airbus A330. According to one of the pilots interviewed, she even had the experience of being on a flight manned by an all female crew. Now, can anything beat that?

I do wish other organisations can take a leaf from AirAsia and give equal opportunity to the females in their fold. It is a waste of talent and resources if a woman is sidestepped from a position just because of her gender. When all things are considered and the woman is suitable for the post, there should not be any qualms in putting her in that job.

At the end of the day, any organisation has targets to achieve and if the most capable to do the job is a woman, so be it. It might be a man's world for some job categories, such as the airline industry but when it comes to the crunch, the ability to deliver is what counts.

In that sense, kudos to AirAsia.

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