Today, the International Women’s day, the Swiss air navigation services company Skyguide is demonstrating that even in the male-dominated aviation industry, women have an important role to play. After all, the promotion of diversity is a central component of Skyguide s corporate strategy and personnel development.
Three out of a total of 20 female air traffic controllers are working in the control tower at Zurich Airport today on International Women s Day, checking the airspace within a radius of around 20 kilometres and issuing take-off and landing clearances. Even though the number of male air traffic controllers in Switzerland is still significantly higher, at 466 versus 103 women, the proportion of women working for Skyguide has risen steadily in recent years. The current figure is 23.4%. In addition, two women are members of the seven-member Skyguide Executive Management team since 2018, and three of the seven members of the Board of Directors are also women.