European Rotorcraft Women Advocates “Gender Equality in Helicopter Industry” 

The recent­ly estab­lished Euro­pean Rotor­craft Women (ERW) attend­ed the 30th Aero Friedrichshafen Trade Expo (April 17th-20th) in Ger­many, where on the Fri­day, three co-Founders of the group, took part in a forum pan­el, reports a press release. 

The Board of ERW includes Mar­ke­ta Mudrunk­o­va from Heli Cen­tre BV; Char­lotte Ped­er­sen, a for­mer Dan­ish mil­i­tary pilot in Den­mark turned busi­ness men­tor; and Emi­ly Lewis from the Euro­pean Avi­a­tion Safe­ty Agency (EASA).

The Group aims to pro­mote gen­der equal­i­ty and vis­i­bil­i­ty for women in the heli­copter indus­try. One of its lat­est ini­tia­tives is the upcom­ing launch of a pod­cast titled Rotor Ren­dezvous. This will pro­vide a plat­form to share inspir­ing sto­ries from women in this indus­try, offer insights into their careers and dis­cuss impor­tant top­ics. 

Exam­ples of Dis­plays at the 30th Aero Friedrichshafen Trade Expo

Dee von All­men, one of the Group’s co-Founders and CEO of Leo­copter, com­ment­ed, “We firm­ly believe that the diver­si­ty of per­spec­tives and expe­ri­ences that women bring to the avi­a­tion indus­try is invalu­able. Through Euro­pean Rotor­craft Women, we aim to encour­age women to advance their careers in the heli­copter indus­try while also pro­vid­ing a sup­port­ive net­work to accom­pa­ny them on this jour­ney.” 

Katrin Mayrhofer, anoth­er co-Founder and COO of ELSA Indus­try, added, “The heli­copter indus­try has made sig­nif­i­cant progress in the past, but there is still much to be done to achieve true equal­i­ty. Euro­pean Rotor­craft Women strives to break down bar­ri­ers, encour­age women to rise to lead­er­ship posi­tions, and cre­ate an envi­ron­ment where they can ful­ly unleash their poten­tial.” 

And Dr. Frank Lie­mandt, MD of the Ger­man Heli­copter Asso­ci­a­tion and Show Direc­tor of EUROPEAN ROTORS, who ful­ly sup­ports the ini­tia­tive, remarked, “The rotor­craft indus­try great­ly ben­e­fits from diver­si­ty and inclu­sion. We are proud to wel­come Euro­pean Rotor­craft Women at AERO and to work togeth­er to make the future of the heli­copter indus­try more acces­si­ble and equi­table for women.” 

For more infor­ma­tion about Euro­pean Rotor­craft Women and its ini­tia­tives, vis­it: european-rotorcraft-women.com or fol­low on Insta­gram and Linkedin (see links below). The Group invites all inter­est­ed indi­vid­u­als to join the ini­tia­tive.

The Aero Friedrichshafen Trade Expo which is viewed as “Europe’s largest gen­er­al-avi­a­tion trade show”, enjoyed its biggest crowd since the pan­dem­ic with 31,500 peo­ple attend­ing. There were 12 halls com­pris­ing of 680 exhibitors from 38 coun­tries and 250 air­craft of all types. 

For more infor­ma­tion

https://www.instagram.com/european_rotorcraft_women

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9547294

(Top image: Dee von All­men (Leo­copter), Dr. Frank Lie­mandt, and Katrin Mayrhofer (ELSA Indus­try))

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