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Qatar Airways Cargo marks Women's Day with all-female cargo flight
来源：shippingazette 编辑：编辑部 发布：2023/03/13 17:26:08
QATAR Airways Cargo celebrated Women's Day, which fell on March 8, with a landmark flight on March 5 as its scheduled Boeing 777 freighter from Doha to Shanghai - operated entirely by a crew of made up of women.
From the ground staff overseeing and handling the cargo, to the flight deck crew operating the flight, this is the first time a Qatar Airways Cargo freighter aircraft has operated with an all-female crew and all-female ground staff.
Captain Sarah Abigail Comerford from United Kingdom, First Officer Edith Mala Diop from France and First Officer Hedfa Mohammed Al Marri from Qatar operated the flight. The Boeing 777 freighter departed Doha with 100 tonnes of cargo destined for Shanghai.
Guillaume Halleux, chief officer cargo at Qatar Airways Cargo said: "We are committed to promoting gender diversity and that women are equally represented in our workforce, which is why we can proudly say we have almost 50 per cent of women in various age groups and roles working globally for Qatar Airways Cargo."
Elisabeth Oudkerk, senior vice president cargo sales and network planning added: "As a woman who has worked in the industry for over 20 years, I am proud to see the great strides females have made in the field of aviation and air cargo."
Embrace Equity is the theme for 2023 International Women's Day and it as a reminder of how much progress has been made while also highlighting the work still left to be done for the advancement of women worldwide.
From the ground staff overseeing and handling the cargo, to the flight deck crew operating the flight, this is the first time a Qatar Airways Cargo freighter aircraft has operated with an all-female crew and all-female ground staff.
Captain Sarah Abigail Comerford from United Kingdom, First Officer Edith Mala Diop from France and First Officer Hedfa Mohammed Al Marri from Qatar operated the flight. The Boeing 777 freighter departed Doha with 100 tonnes of cargo destined for Shanghai.
Guillaume Halleux, chief officer cargo at Qatar Airways Cargo said: "We are committed to promoting gender diversity and that women are equally represented in our workforce, which is why we can proudly say we have almost 50 per cent of women in various age groups and roles working globally for Qatar Airways Cargo."
Elisabeth Oudkerk, senior vice president cargo sales and network planning added: "As a woman who has worked in the industry for over 20 years, I am proud to see the great strides females have made in the field of aviation and air cargo."
Embrace Equity is the theme for 2023 International Women's Day and it as a reminder of how much progress has been made while also highlighting the work still left to be done for the advancement of women worldwide.