Etihad Airways appoints first female Emirati Airport Manager

Etihad Airways, the ational airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has appointed the first Emirati female Airport Manager in Japan.

Based in Nagoya, Fatima Al Kharousi will be responsible for overseeing the airline's operations at Chubu Centrair International Airport and the smooth operation and five-times-a-week service between Abu Dhabi and Nagoya.

Fatima joined Etihad Airways in 2009 as part of the Graduate Management Program, a structured 18-month training initiative that develops talented Emiratis who are carefully selected and trained in all aspects of airline operations.

Female employees make up 42 percent of Etihad Airways' workforce and this includes more than 130 Emirati women in the airline's various management development programs, 34 pilots, 32 technical engineers and 49 females in overseas positions across the airline's global network.