Low cost Indian airline SpiceJet is conducting a special drive to recruit women pilots this International Women’s Day. The airline is hiring women pilots for its Boeing 737 and Bombardier Q400 fleet and aims to increase “the strength of its women cockpit crew to one-third of the total number of pilots at SpiceJet.”
“The airline has extended an open invite to women pilots across the country as part of the recruitment program which is scheduled for March 7 and 8, 2018 and is open for both captains and first officers, having a valid commercial pilot license,” the airline said.
An all-women selection board consisting of the airline’s management lady pilots will conduct the interviews and selected candidates will be given offer letter same day with “due diligence towards the airline’s esteemed selection standards.”
They are following the path of many female pilots, Amelia Mary Earhart who was an American aviation pioneer and Amy Johnson CBE who was an English aviator who was the first female pilot to fly alone from Britain to Australia. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, she set numerous long-distance records during the 1930s. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, but they were not alone.
Amy Johnson
Then who could forget the FABulous Angels from Captain Scarlet created by Sylvia Anderson.
Five fearless jet fighter pilots, Silvia’s vision was way ahead of any other television program, she certainly pushed the boundaries in 60s and 70s television. In fact many female pilots wrote to Sylvia over the years saying that’s what inspired them to be pilots or to be in the aviation industry as Air traffic controllers or mechanics.
The Angels
Times are finally changing for the better and airlines are catching up.
Frances Hipperson, B P Collins’ family partner, advises on how CAFCASS (Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service) is aiming to prevent parental alienation within families.
Parental alienation is a common occurrence in the UK. According to CAFCASS, it exists in a considerable number of the 125,000 cases it deals with every year. Parental alienation is when one parent actively attempts to distance their child from the other parent, by, for example, badmouthing or belittling the other or persuading the child that the other parent doesn’t love them, to, at its most serious, seeking to persuade the child to permanently exclude the other parent from their life. Anthony Douglas, Chief Executive of CAFCASS has commented that parental alienation is a type of adult behavior which causes adverse childhood experiences and has suggested it is a form of child abuse.
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CAFCASS is attempting to combat this serious issue through a pilot scheme that will initially give parents the opportunity to change their behaviour through counselling and therapy. Ultimately, in the most serious of cases, if the parental alienation continues, the child or children may no longer be allowed to live with the alienating parent or indeed have contact with them.
It must, of course, be recognised that some parents may have genuine reasons for not wanting their child to have contact with the other parent. Parents with legitimate concerns are not who the scheme is aimed at. This scheme is intended to help families where there are cases involving high conflict, including (but not limited to) parental alienation. It is hoped that when the pilot scheme comes to an end, a full programme will commence in the spring of this year.
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At B P Collins, we have sadly seen the impact that the alienation of one parent can have on a child and the fact in some families the alienation begins even prior to the parents’ separation. It can be extremely damaging not only at the time it starts to occur but as the child continues to into adulthood. In some cases one parent may not see their child for months or even years because the child believes everything the parent who they are living with is saying; or may not want to offend or be ‘disloyal’ to them, and on this basis chooses not to see their other parent.
We believe that this is a positive move from CAFCASS, but of course it remains to be seen how the scheme will work. We are, however, in support of what it is trying to achieve and of the recognition that where there is genuine parental alienation, this can be damaging and action needs to be taken. We also support its recommendation of counsellor intervention, which B P Collins often suggests, as the practical advice imparted can really help both parents and the child address this issue before the child feels permanently estranged from one parent.
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This is a highly complex issue and if a parent considers that their relationship with their child is deteriorating or their child starts to want to spend an increasingly reduced amount of time with them, then advice should be sought from a specialist family lawyer. The earlier this issue is detected and addressed the better, and hence a new scheme directed at early intervention must be welcomed.
If you are affected by this matter, please get in touch with Fran who is part of B P Collins’ team of specialist family solicitors and will be able to provide both legal advice and practical support based on their experience of dealing with such cases. They are also recognised as one of the best family teams in the region according to legal directory Chambers UK, so you’ll be in expert hands.
Like any good television programme or movie, the series of McMafia recently aired on BBC weaves its lethal web of high finance intrigue as it follows the life of Russian born Alex Godman, beautifully portrayed by James Norton – based on the book by its name.
It is a box set ‘must have’ to treasure in your collection, or as a special for a friend. It can be brought out on a dark night to relish with a glass of wine or vodka to really get you in the zone. A far safer companion than the series yields with the unpredictable events of this fabulous crime drama.
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