Kolkata, (Thestates.news)| Air India group marked the International Women’s Day with a demonstration of its commitment to reinforce the importance of inclusivity at the workplace, upholding the Tata Group’s commitment to diversity and promoting a level playing field for its employees.
In resonance with #AccelerateAction, the theme of International Women’s Day 2025, the Air India group took to the skies with flights managed by all-women teams across functions in the air and on the ground, while also unveiling a series of initiatives for women employees and special offers for women passengers, according to a media statement here on Saturday.
In all, 18 flights operated by Air India and Air India Express on select international and domestic routes, were managed by all-women teams that included pilots, cabin crew, crew roster planning analysts scheduling duties for the all-women crew onboard, flight dispatchers and a meteorologist planning and monitoring flights from departure to arrival, crew controllers tracking all crew ensuring compliance with flight duty time and rest requirements and a female operations control duty manager overseeing Air India’s day of operation.
Destinations to which these flights were operated included Melbourne, the longest amongst them, London Heathrow, Dammam, Muscat, Ras Al Khaimah, Abu Dhabi, Varanasi, Pune, Visakhapatnam, Kolkata, Bagdogra, Bhubaneswar, Vijayawada and Guwahati.
Campbell Wilson, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Air India & Chairman, Air India Express, said: “At Air India group, we take pride in the fact that women leading from the front are a norm rather than an exception. India leads the world in the number of women commercial pilots and the Air India group is significantly contributing to this achievement. We have been focusing on nurturing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce and have women representation across key decision-making roles, driving our transformation journey.”
At Air India, women make 46 percent of the total workforce, 16 percent of pilots, which is almost three times the global average, 21 percent of staff in ground services, 27 percent in finance, and 22 percent in the digital and technology division, and all these numbers have grown significantly since Air India’s return to the Tata group.
Air India is also a signatory to IATA’s #25by2025 initiative and aims at enhancing women at mid and senior levels. Air India Express, Air India’s low-cost carrier, further exemplifies this commitment, with women comprising over 13 percent of its pilots and nearly half of its overall workforce. (UNI)
Air India group marks International Women’s Day with multiple all-women-managed flights
