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Tigerair chief Merren McArthur warns on aviation industry’s lack of diversity

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...1fb61ac3b17b51

Ms McArthur said the lack of diversity not only related to gender, but also to ethnicity, age and culture.

“We tend to see aviation as so unique and special, it can only be run by aviation industry veterans,” she said.

“This insularity could mean aviation is missing out on what the industry has previously been renowned for — leading edge innovation.”

Then in the next few paragraphs she highlights SWA as an example of what a LCC can be. Last time I checked there were more than a few ‘industry veterans’ at the helm over there.

Additionally, the SWA ‘culture’ is unsurprisingly raised. MM’s first step should have been to see why SWA’s culture sees high-performance, employee satisfaction and inevitably company profits. Although SWA do not offer the best ‘on paper’ salary their profit sharing and stock purchase plan demonstrate that management care about employees and don’t view them as a column on an expenses spreadsheet, which if reduced will ensure their increased bonuses.

If MM thinks all it takes is ‘striking uniforms’ to change a companies culture I predict she will not last long enough to be considered an industry veteran.
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