Celebrating Women in Aviation
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A2_poster_portrait.pdf 1 19/02/2019 16:32 Spring edition 2019 Stay well away from aircraft, airports and airfields Celebrating when flying any drone. 1 Km women in aviation 5 Km 1 Km 5 Km 5 Km 1 Km C M Y CM MY CY CMY K 5 Km 2 or 2.5nm 1 Km International From 13th March it is illegal to fly them inside the Women’s Day London City working to achieve a airport’s flight restriction zone without permission. better gender balance City Airport Police Project Servator, new tactics of See dronesafe.uk for info policing, and drone deterrence What’s on locally Find out what’s on in your local area If your drone endangers the safety Empowering women in North Woolwich of an aircraft it is a criminal offence Fight for peace uses combat sport training and you could go to prison for five years £500M transformation See concept images of our future airport A new brand identity The London City Airport Brand gets dronesafe.uk a makeover Contents Hello and welcome to your latest edition of Inside E16 community magazine. 1 – 2 Welcome from Read on to find out more about what’s happening in and around London Alexandra Varlyakova City Airport - including a recap of 2018 volunteering highlights; the latest Meet London City from our £500 million airport transformation, record passenger figures, Airport’s Public Affairs and a new brand identity for the airport. and Policy Manager We want this magazine to serve a broader purpose than to just update you on airport news. In this edition, we have insight into the work of our 3 – 4 Our community nearby neighbours The Good Hotel and Cody Dock; local events coming Find out about events up at nearby venues; and previews of the Waltham Forest Borough and activities in the of Culture programme in March and a new video series developed in local area partnership with Londonist.com to promote East London highlights. Our main feature in this edition is Women in Aviation, showcasing some of 5 Project Servator the talented individuals that work across our business and how it can be Learn more about the an attractive career path, especially if you live locally and want to apply for a job at the airport. important work the airport police do at To help raise awareness of the opportunities available, the airport has London City recently launched a new school programme, where 300 East London females across 10 schools, including 4 in Newham, will be invited to the airport. They will have the chance to meet with female colleagues from 6 Women in Aviation across the business, gain an understanding of the diverse jobs available, programme and see the potential career paths of choosing science, technology, Learn more about our engineering or maths (STEM) subjects. This is particularly relevant for the exciting Women in aviation industry, because it’s in those areas the greatest skills shortage exists. Aviation project The airport also recently signed the official Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter, which commits to gender balance across all levels 7 – 10 Encouraging more of the aviation industry, and to creating an environment where talent is women into aviation nurtured regardless of race, gender, religion, ethnicity or sexuality. Meet some of the inspiring women at Alexandra Varlyakova, Public Affairs and Policy Manager at London City Airport, explains London City Airport her role and passion for better female representation in the aviation industry. 11 – 12 Airport news The latest airport updates Speaking from personal experience, having previously worked for easyJet including record and now at London City Airport, I can highly recommend a career in passenger numbers, a aviation. It is an exciting and dynamic industry which brings people and new Budapest service places closer together! and new brand identity My journey into the aviation industry began with a Politics degree at university. Having moved to the UK from Bulgaria, I always assumed that my natural progression would be a career in European Politics. However, through 13 – 14 City Airport work experience while studying, I became aware of public affairs within the Development aviation industry and decided this was the career path for me. Programme See the new interior images of My job is very varied - a great deal of it is about building relationships, ensuring our work is aligned with government policy, and is to the benefit the future terminal and of our local communities, employees, local businesses and passengers. works updates I am fortunate to get the opportunity to travel across Europe to meet with the European airport association (ACI Europe) and other European airports, with whom we work very closely, to make the sector more sustainable and passenger-friendly. My focus right now is working with the UK Government and the aviation industry to formulate the next UK-wide Aviation Strategy. This strategy is an important policy document which will outline the government’s approach towards improving the entire airport experience and ensuring that local communities share the benefits of growth in the aviation industry. I hope that as you flick through this magazine you get a sense of the broad range of work that we do as a business, both at the airport itself and in the local area. A digital version of this magazine is available on our website at www.londoncityairport.com Happy reading! Alexandra Varlyakova Design: Cravens Ltd. Main photography: Andrew Baker Editors: Lauren Bell & Andrew Scott 1 2 Volunteering in 2018 Fight for Peace’s A focal point of 2018 was the airport’s Volunteering Fortnight in June, where staff contributed 400 hours to local organisations. female-only programme Over 50 staff members, including CEO Robert Sinclair, participated in a wide variety of projects – from site and in North Woolwich garden maintenance at Cody Dock in Newham, helping out Fight for Peace combines boxing and martial arts with at Spitalfields City Farm and Stepney City Farm, and acquiring education and personal development to realise the items for Redbridge food bank before sorting. Our potential of young people in communities affected by This was followed by the ‘12 Days of Giving’ in December, where crime, violence and social exclusion. 35 employees contributed 280 hours to raise money for Bridges At the organisation’s London Academy, located in North Woolwich, Homeless Charity in a staff raffle, support Christmas Jumper Fight for Peace holds a female-only ‘Lutadoras’ programme, which Community Day, and work in partnership with Community Food Enterprise promotes personal development, fitness, mental health and self-esteem, and Bridges to prepare Christmas dinner for homeless in to challenge gender stereotypes. The programme combines combat Newham. sports, educational workshops, weekly discussions, and support services In total, during 2018 airport staff contributed tailored to individual needs - all offered in a female-only space. Recently over 1,750 hours to the local community – the they held a workshop with two-time Olympic boxing gold medallist and equivalent of 43 weeks working full-time – and Fight for Peace ambassador, Nicola Adams OBE. What’s happening a 20% increase in volunteering hours from 2017. Athena Bashar, a Lutadoras participant, said: “The sessions have 1,750 If you run a local organisation and would been amazing and have made me come out of my comfort zone. They Family fun 20% have let me understand different perspectives about so many broad increase in hours like volunteers or you would like to hear volunteering hours to the local more about upcoming volunteering topics we’ve discussed during these sessions. One session in particular community from 2017 opportunities, please contact: community@ stands out when I realised that saying no is a right. I have a choice. This has made me a more confident individual and I am proud of who londoncityairport.com I am today.” To join Lutadoras, or a Fight for Peace programme, come along to the Asta Community Hub Academy in North Woolwich at 6pm, Monday to Friday, to register. 14a Camel Road, Silvertown, E16 2DE All aboard Cody Dock: www.fightforpeace.net Tel: 0207 4740 054 Asta is located in the heart of the Silvertown community and River Lea regeneration Fight for Peace, Woodman Street, London, E16 2LS @fightforpeace /FightForPeaceUK offers an open door, welcome, safe and secure environment. By Sally Ramsden, Cody Dock Easter Holidays: 8th April – 22nd April At the mouth of the River Lea, you reach Cody Dock, a 2.5 Free play sessions for 5 ½ - 11 year olds acre community green space and unique heritage site, half Every Wednesday & Friday 10am – 4pm way between Canning Town and Three Mills. Ongoing: Music technology sessions Located right on the river banks on the edge of an industrial Tuesdays 6.15pm – 8.15pm estate, Cody Dock is a haven for walkers and wildlife alike. Fridays 5.00pm – 7.00pm (for school Years 7, 8 & 9) Current residents include a friendly seal who likes to play with paddle boarders; four species of bat, and incredibly, 56 different bird species. Thousands of volunteers have contributed to the dock’s revival, with new amenities including Waltham Forest Borough of Royal Docks Learning and Activity Centre a renovated community boat (capacity 80 with Good Hotel in Royal Victoria Dock - Albert Road, North Woolwich, E16 2JB bar); riverside gardens with allotments in planters; Culture 2019 an indoor exhibition and training space; outdoor two years of doing good The spotlight is firmly on nearby Waltham Forest this year, with St Patrick’s Day: Friday 15th March classroom, wash block and café. would like more training to enhance its selection as London Borough of Culture by the Mayor of Silvertown Sessions/UEL Talks – Local Industry their skills.