Airports Council International (ACI) World has “welcomed its first woman Chair, Ms. Candace McGraw, CEO of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), bringing her vast industry knowledge to lead the trade association of the world’s airports.” According to ACI World, “Ms. McGraw will chair the ACI World Governing Board (WGB) that consists of 28 leading airport CEOs nominated by the regional ACI Boards, …
Mixed Bag for Africa on Global Aviation Gender Equality
ICAO’s global survey on the status of licensed aviation personnel by gender has revealed that “the participation of women holding positions as pilots, air traffic controllers, and maintenance technicians has increased on an overall basis from 4.5% globally in 2016, to 4.9% in 2021.” In the category of female pilots, the percentage of pilots in service increased from 3.6% to …


