Women in aviation still deal with gender imbalances when it comes to recruitment, development opportunities and wage gaps. While the majority of cabin crew and customer-facing jobs at airports are female employees, they are significantly underrepresented as pilots and in ATM, maintenance and ground handling.

In this joint statement, the aviation social partners agree that the issue of gender balance in aviation should be considered a high priority for all stakeholders involved in the aviation sector.

To nurture this, aviation social partners commit to a multitude of actions to promote equal opportunities and treatment for all. These include an improvement of company and organisational policies to provide fair access to career progression and leadership position; and promotion of profession among girls and women through workshops, conferences and visits to schools and universities.

Aviation social partners also vow to establish gender-responsive work organisation measures, offering women flexible work hours with adherence to FTL rules and fatigue management, offering part-time job arrangements, addressing maternity needs, promoting a culture of trust within the company, and lastly, promoting better life-work balance for women and men.