In a statement sent to VerAngola, the national airline said it marked African Women's Day, celebrated annually on July 31st, with a "historic initiative."
This involves "a special flight with an all-female crew," the initiative's aim being to "honor and inspire the growing role of women, especially as professionals in civil aviation, symbolically extolling the tenacity of African women as capable of succeeding in any professional environment."
The crew for the flight, which took place last Sunday, consisted of 13 women: Alexandra Lima, Neila Trindade, and Ludmila Tavares (technical flight attendants) and Irondina Gomes, Licínia Queiroz, Jandira Quianica, Tânia Gomes, Claúdia Gonçalves, Engrácia Kihunga, Graciete Lemos, Yolanda Manuel, Maria Palha, and Lelia Santos (cabin crew attendants).
"This unprecedented flight, with the Luanda-Johannesburg-Luanda route, took place last Sunday and had a crew of thirteen highly qualified professionals," the company reports.
TAAG also states that "scheduling this flight with an all-female crew demonstrates the airline's strong commitment" to "gender equality and career opportunities" within the company.
The majority of TAAG employees are men, with women representing just over 30 percent of the company's workforce.
"Of the 2600 TAAG employees, considering the gender distribution, approximately 69 percent are men and 31 percent are women," reads the TAAG statement, which highlights "the multiple management and middle management positions held by women, both in administrative and operational areas."
TAAG also highlights the "continuous rise of women to top positions in the company, signaling that the TAAG Executive Committee, led by the CEO, Nelson Rodrigues de Oliveira, has six departments, half of which are led by women, namely, the Finance department, the Human Capital & Legal department and the Infrastructure, Supply Chain and Services department".
