On Friday the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) inducted 14 women fire fighters into its Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF) squad. With this, KIA has become the first Airport in the country to have women fire fighters and the first Asian Airport to have a female contingent of this size.
Recruited from across Karnataka, the girls are currently undergoing basic training at the BLR Airport. They will travel to Kolkata for a four-month extensive training at the Airports Authority of India’s Fire Service Training Centre, beginning March 11.
“The representation of women in an Airport fire fighting squad marks a significant milestone in Indian aviation – a drastic transformation in the field that has been traditionally male-dominated,” stated BIAL.
News by : Bangalore Mirror