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By Lewis Harper2021-03-08T13:07:00+00:00
As International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world, the global airline industry can cite recent progress towards achieving a better gender balance in executive teams, even if it is sometimes a case of two steps forward, one step back – from a very low base.
Since FlightGlobal completed its latest survey of women in the C-suite of the top 100 passenger airlines and groups in October 2020, two key chief executive appointments have been made: in early November, Jayne Hrdlicka replaced Paul Scurrah at the top of Virgin Australia; and in early February, Aer Lingus announced Lynne Embleton as its new chief executive, effective 6 April.