184 / 396
SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT
Employee Demographics
The most distinctive aspect of our
workforce is its diversity. We believe in
bringing together a team that reflects
the demographics of the people we
serve, as this enriches our organisational
perspective and contributes towards
more strategic decision-making. No less
than 6% of our 8,956 Allstars are non-
Malaysian, mainly from the region, but
also representing Europe, Africa and
America. Among the Malaysians, we have
a good mix of the different ethnicities that
populate the country – with 50% being
Malay, 20% Chinese, 16% Indian, and 0.8%
non-Malay Bumiputera.
We also strive to create a good balance
of men and women among our Allstars.
Currently, our male to female ratio stands
at 70:30, ie we have more than twice
the number of men than women on our
payroll. This is partly due to the nature of
the aviation industry, where a number of
key functions such as engineering, ramp
activity and serving as flight captains have
traditionally been assumed by men. We
seek to redress such gender imbalance,
and are making progress. Among our
pilots, for example, we now have 156
female pilots across the Group, of whom
14 are from AirAsia Malaysia. Although as
a percentage this is still quite low - at 4.6%
of the total - it is because of the number
of female pilot applicants we receive
more than anything else, reinforcing the
fact that more can be done. Programmes
such as #girlscandoanything are part of
broader initiatives aimed at encouraging
girls and young women to achieve
success in careers they have set their
hearts on, even those that have been
traditionally dominated by men. We are
also conscious of hiring more women into
AIRASIA MALAYSIA DEMOGRAPHICS
NATIONALITY
MALAYSIA
8,418
CHINA
88
SOUTH KOREA
13
INDIA
81
THAILAND
28
INDONESIA
80
GENDER
Total %
Female
2,702 30
Male
6,254 70
8,956
MANAGEMENT LEVEL
Total %
Female
9 18
Male
42 82
51
CAPTAIN
Total %
Female
14 3
Male
481 97
495
CO-PILOT
Total %
Female
30 6
Male
470 94
500
CABIN CREW
Total %
Female
738 60
Male
494 40
1,232
SENIOR CABIN CREW
Total %
Female
269 59
Male
190 41
459
LICENSED AIRCRAFT
ENGINEER
Total %
Female
9 5
Male
175 95
184
AGE GROUP
< 25 years
1,800
25 - 35 years
4,922
35 - 45 years
1,652
45 - 60 years
526
> 60 years
56
PHILIPPINES
78
SINGAPORE
40
OTHERS
130
TOTAL
8,956
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AirAsia Group Berhad
SUSTAINABILITY
172