The flight was 'planned and orchestrated exclusively by women – including the pilots flying the plane, ramp agents working on the ground, gate agents boarding the flight and women in the tower guiding the aircraft on its way out.'
Delta had reason to celebrate after another successful International Girls in Aviation Day success. This is the fifth time their WING flight took off carrying 120 girls andThe flight took girls ages 12-18 from Salt Lake City to NASA in Houston with the goal,, of “closing the gender gap in aviation.
“We know representation matters. At Delta, we believe you have to see it to be it,” said Beth Poole, General Manager – Pilot Development, who helped start Delta’s WING Flight said. “We’re taking ownership to improve gender diversity by exposing girls at a young age and providing a pipeline so that 10 years from now, they will be the pilots in the Delta cockpit inspiring generations of women who follow.”and learn about flight and human space exploration.
What’s more, the WING Flight was the first flight many of these girls have taken so to have that experience on top of learning all about the field of aviation is incredible. To select the students, the airline worked with schools that have STEM or aviation programs in order to “provide clear paths for interested future female aviators.”Delta has been working towards gender equality in their organization for years.
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