FACING DISCRIMINATION

KILLARA NAWA –CAE Recruitment Specialist

Killara has wanted to learn to fly since she was two years old. Killara’s father moved her and the family to Australia from Papua New Guinea eight years ago so Killara could follow her dream of being a pilot. Killara didn’t speak English, and she is having to deal with issues of racism at work, language barriers and the lack of female instructors visible in the industry in Australia. Her male cohort at university told her that being a captain in the airlines is for men, and women are more suited to general aviation flying.