The Aviation Minister Liz Sugg met with young female students at Stansted Airport College ahead of International Women’s Day to see some of the work London Stansted Airport does to encourage girls into aviation careers.
The Minister, who is calling on the aviation sector to address the shortage of women in aviation-related careers, was welcomed by college students as well as visiting girls from Thaxted Primary School. Also in attendance were female apprentices and women on the MAG graduate scheme.
She spoke about career ideas with the younger children and met female students who are all studying aviation-specific courses at the newly-opened college on-site at London Stansted.
easyJet pilot Sarah Smartt was also on hand to talk to the students about her career as a pilot and to answer their wide-range of questions.
