Women professionals launch initiative to impart aviation skills

India chapter of Women in Aviation International set up

Aviation professionals have teamed up with civil aviation ministry to impart skills and training to women employees in the sector. The training will be imparted through the India chapter of Women in Aviation International (WAI) which was launched today.

The India initiative has been pioneered by Radha Bhatia, chairperson of Bird Group and mentored by C J Collins, Federal Aviation Administration's representative in India.

"We aim to educate, train and recognise women in aviation industry while empowering them with necessary skills and avenue of growth. Our goal will be to highlight career avenues in verticals which is largely dominated by men force such as manufacturing, leasing, law, engineering, MRO." said C J Collins at the launch of the initiative.

WAI was founded in 1990 as a non-profit organization to encourage the advancement of women in all aviation careers, and has more than 12,000 active members worldwide, with chapters located in eleven countries. This is the first WAI chapter in the South Asian region.