When we think of aviation, we often picture pilots in the flight deck or cabin crew welcoming passengers on board. But behind every single take-off, route optimisation, and customer app update across the globe is an incredibly complex, fast-moving technology ecosystem. Today, aviation is fundamentally a tech industry and at International Airlines Group (IAG), it is one where women are increasingly driving the transformation agenda.
As one of the world’s largest airline groups, encompassing leading brands such as British Airways, Iberia, Vueling, Aer Lingus, LEVEL, IAG Loyalty and IAG Cargo, IAG is leveraging its international scale and tech capabilities to champion women’s inclusion across its technical, AI, and operational departments.
For women looking to build a high-impact tech career, IAG offers a unique, challenging, and deeply rewarding global playground.
Modern aviation relies on a massive, real-time data and innovation engine. Through IAG Transform and Group-wide technology teams based across key European hubs, including London, Madrid, Barcelona, Dublin, and Kraków, IAG is developing scalable, enterprise tech solutions that power its entire portfolio of airlines.
Areas where IAG’s tech and AI teams are actively innovating include:
Working within IAG offers tech professionals an unparalleled ecosystem. While individual operating companies maintain their own distinct brand identity and employee networks (such as BA’s WINGS network for women’s inclusion), IAG provides the overarching strategy, security infrastructure, cloud architecture, and cross-brand mobility.
For women in tech, this structure means career growth and mobility are built directly into the ecosystem. A data scientist, cloud architecture engineer, or AI developer might start by optimising operations for one brand, scale their solution across IAG’s Group-wide platforms, or move between global tech hubs in the UK, Spain, Ireland, or Poland.
Historically, both aviation and tech have faced gender diversity challenges. Across the Group, IAG and its operating companies are introducing structured pathways and targeted initiatives to lower financial and social barriers for women in STEM and aviation:
If you want to write code that directly impacts millions of passengers, design AI and algorithms that lower carbon emissions, or build infrastructure that keeps the global economy moving, IAG is where the future of flight is being built.
Through Group-wide technology, cross-border collaboration, and dedicated inclusion initiatives, IAG is not just flying into the future; it is ensuring women are in the pilot’s seat of its digital transformation.
