BA to appeal ruling in favour of female pilot

Jessica Starmer (26), a first officer, had just under 1 000 hours flying experience, although the airline says it is unsafe to allow pilots to work 50% of the time unless they have at least 2 000 hours, reports the Pretoria News. The airline\'s CE, Sir Rod Eddington, warned the sex discrimination case would deter airlines from taking on female flight crew. He said the company\'s regulations were drawn up on the advice of its senior pilots, were based on safety considerations and had nothing to do with sexual discrimination or any keenness on the airline\'s part to use a pilot to the maximum extent to recoup the cost of training. Full report in Pretoria News