Delta backs young colored girls into aviation

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Delta continued its unwavering assurance to keep moving the next generation of aviators through the annual Dream Flight of the airlines and it’s backing this fall -Sisters of the Skies’ Girls Rock Wings event whole-heartedly. Delta’s rendezvous underlines its commitment to rise and enter into a more diverse and inclusive future for aviation.

Are you aware of the fact that there are lesser than 200 Black women pilots who fly for commercial airlines and the military – collectively?

With an immediate need for hiring and a vigorous diversity, equity and insertion of policy that requests for a varied talent pipeline, Delta in late October proudly sponsored the Girls Rock Wings event in Atlanta which was arranged by Sisters of the Skies. GRoW is a yearly aviation and STEM outreach program. It’s designed to expose young colored women of age between 10-18 years, to the field of aviation.

An active member of Sisters of the Skies, Delta First Officer Monique Grayson, led the planning of the event – noting that this campaign is vital for implanting a passion for aviation in young colored girls. Same sentiment many Delta employees share too as 12 Delta pilots and five employees from various divisions volunteered their time.

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