Emirates Airlines broadcast a video of a female crew of an Emirates Air Cargo flight on a Boeing 777 plane, which stopped at several stations across four continents, in order to highlight the "International Women's Day" on its role in the aviation industry, and its contribution to supporting the global economy and trade International. Captain Eileen Rose, from the United States of America, and Senior Officer Heidi MacDiarmid from Australia, led a cargo journey that covered several stations, traveling 30,000 km within 10 days, and joined them by Captain Heather Wolf from Canada, to lead the Frankfurt / Mexico City sector . The trip transported 300 tons of shipments of flowers, fruits and medicines, and set out from Frankfurt to Mexico City, then to Quito and Aguadilla, to Amsterdam, and Dubai was its last stop.
Women constitute 40% of the total workforce in Emirates Airlines, and most of them work as flight and ground hosts. The leaders of the aircraft come from 30 nationalities, ranging in age from 23 to 62 years. The Emirates Group employs women of 160 nationalities, including more than 1,100 Emirati women, in various jobs, tasks and locations, from operational departments, such as air operations and engineering, aircraft maintenance, and the center of external appearance of aircraft in the Engineering, Supply and Air Cargo Department, and aircraft parking yard, to Airport service locations, commercial sales and customer affairs, up to administrative sites and business support.
Abdulaziz Al Ali, Executive Vice President of Human Resources Management at Emirates Group said: “Since the establishment of Emirates Airlines, women have played a vital role in the airline’s success story, thanks to their talents and dedication to work in various fields. And when we celebrate (International Women's Day), we mention their accomplishments, not only in Emirates Airlines, but in the global aviation industry in general. We are happy and proud of the role that women of different nationalities play in the Emirates Group, by achieving communication between different parts and societies of the world, and motivating more women to enter the field of aviation. ”
The trip transported 300 tons of shipments of flowers, fruits and medicines.