Air Namibia celebrates women pilots STAFF REPORTERAir Namibia acting managing director Mandi Samson recently announced that the airline would embark on a drive to encourage aspiring female pilots to take to the skies.
The airline welcomed its first female pilot in 1997 and currently 17% of the 83 pilots it employs are women.
Said Samson: “It is fitting that the theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) 2017 is ‘Be Bold for Change’. The battle for a more gender-inclusive world is the responsibility of every industry. IWD recognises, as do we, that the potential women offer to economies across the world must be nurtured and developed.”