Skift Take
Legacy carriers have a responsibility to lead the way on diversity and inclusion for women, but it might be the smaller, more nimble airlines that make faster progress.
The executive ranks of airlines are famously male-dominated, and it’s possible that instead of the largest carriers leading the way on diversity and inclusion, a smaller carrier may be more open to finding solutions.
“The first thing is to talk about it,” said Jude Bricker, CEO of Minneapolis-based Sun Country Airlines, about the well-documented lack of women in executive positions at airlines.
Bricker is the first man to agree to speak to Skift on this topic since we began reporting a recent deep dive on the gender gap in airline c-suites. For that deep dive, American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, and JetBlue Airways — all of which have male CEOs — declined to comment on the importance of gender parity and male mentorship.
Opportunity for Change
Sun Country’s current period of rebuilding is the window in which to establish best practic
