Sector Focus
Business Travel ‘FlyShe’ initiative takes to the skies
Regional airline Flybe has launched a new initiative aimed at encouraging women to train for a career in the flight industry, as a pilot, engineer or senior manager. The initiative is FlyShe, a
programme designed to address a looming talent shortage in the airline industry by inspiring young women to consider roles traditionally considered to be male dominated. Flybe said the airline industry
was forecast to double in size by 2035, and as a result it is predicted that the sector will need some 637,000 new pilots to meet global demand. Despite this, research shows that
girls tend to shy away from taking up airline careers – a recent Flybe research revealed that girls were half as likely as boys to aspire to become an aviation engineer, and were four times less likely than boys to want to be a pilot. Girls are also almost three times
more likely than boys to pursue a career as cabin crew when they grow up. Flybe CEO Christine Ourmières-
Widener said: “Aviation is still very much a male-dominated industry. There are many reasons for this gender imbalance, but the main one is that the pipeline of female talent in engineering and piloting is simply not there.” Ms Ourmières-Widener, who
started her own working life as an engineer in an airline maintenance
New talent: Christine Ourmières- Widener pictured with Flybe staff
department, and is the UK’s only female airline CEO - and one of only a few in the world. FlyShe will involve an educational
programme aimed at schools, and a new engineering apprenticeship scheme which will continue to encourage women to embark on careers in the airline industry.
Andy’s flying high after landing airport post
Birmingham Airport have appointed former HS2 project director Andy Duggins (pictured) as technical services director. Andy previously worked for High Speed 2 Ltd as project director for
Phase One, with his remit covering the new West Midlands stations at Curzon Street and Birmingham International. With more than 25 years’ experience of
working on high profile projects, Andy brings with him a wealth of experience. Simon Richards, acting managing director, Birmingham Airport said: “I am delighted to welcome Andy to Birmingham Airport. “He joins us at an exciting time when we are
developing our Master Plan, which will ensure that our airport facilities deliver great customer experience, meet forecast demand growth and deliver operational efficiencies. “Over the next three years Birmingham Airport will be investing
£130m on its facilities. Andy’s knowledge and experience will undoubtedly equip him to successfully deliver these high-profile projects and he will certainly be an asset to Birmingham Airport’s Executive Team.” Andy said: “This is a fantastic opportunity and I am very excited to be
joining Birmingham Airport as technical services director. I look forward to helping deliver the regional and business aspirations for our airport.”
64 CHAMBERLINK November 2018 Fine line: An artist’s impression of the Moseley station Station plans right on track
Plans for three new Birmingham rail stations have been unveiled as the re-opening of the Camp Hill line to passenger services takes another step forward. Under the proposals, the long-
closed line would initially have three new stations, at Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell. A fourth – at Balsall Heath – may follow. Transport planners hope that
construction work will start in 2020, with a view to getting the three stations open by the end of 2021.
Plans to re-open the line are
being jointly developed by the West Midlands Rail Executive, Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), West Midlands Railway and Network Rail. West Midlands mayor Andy
Street said: “I know exactly how important reopening this railway line is to people in in Kings Heath, Moseley and Hazelwell, and everybody who has a part to play in making this happen is working towards getting it reopened as quickly as possible.”
‘Research shows that girls tend to shy away from taking up airline careers’
Ms Ourmières-Widener said: “We
cannot ignore the fact that the research indicated that nearly one in five girls believe there are jobs they cannot do and I firmly believe
that young women cannot be what they cannot see. Through FlyShe, we are committed to showing women they can fly high – whatever it is they want to do.”
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