Image copyright Ethiopian Airlines Image caption 'The Lucys are about to control the skies for the 5th time', the airline tweetedEthiopian Airlines is marking International Women's Day by operating an all-women flight from Addis Ababa to Oslo. The flight will be operated by female professionals in the sky as well as on the ground, the airline posted on Facebook. Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Officer Tewolde GabreMariam explained that the initiative celebrates women on a continent where "gender inequality still persists". Image copyright Ethiopian Airlines Image caption Amsale Gualu is Ethiopian Airlines' first female captainAnd it's not the only airline to let women rule the skies. Now we can hear a female voice coming from the flight deck or the cockpit," she says.

Source: Ethiopian News March 07, 2019 08:26 UTC