Women in Aviation Programme
In 2003, 38 women graduated from the SAA Aviation Academy course as aviation specialists. The Women in Aviation Programme is a management-training programme targeting senior and middle management to contribute to the transformation of SAA. Its objective is to develop high calibre female managers. In June 2003, SAA’s total staff by gender was 62% male and 38% female. There was one coloured female first officer, two Indian female first officers, nine white female first officers, four white female senior first officers and three white female captains.