Statue of famed journalist and traveler, Nellie Bly, lands at PIT
Travelers passing through Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) are used to being greeted by — and taking selfies with — the colorful, life... Continue Reading
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IND Airport’s traveling mural tells the story of Afghan refugees
A complex and colorful mural now on display at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) draws on the experiences of 7,000 Afghan evacuees wh... Continue Reading
The 747 Captain who gives voice to Amelia Earhart
It took just one flying lesson for Pamela Almand to abandon her art degree in favor of becoming an airline pilot. She did this nearly fifty ... Continue Reading
Turkey’s Şenay Günay on the challenges, rewards of being first
In the 1950s, a Turkish woman named Şenay Günay broke with convention to become one of the first female jet pilots in Turkey. Now 84 years o... Continue Reading
Efforts underway to grow minority businesses at LAX and other airports
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the airport business hard and presented many challenges for minority airport business owners. Now, as air travel ... Continue Reading
Engineer Dana Kirchmar seeks to inspire girls to pursue STEAM
SmartSky Networks’ Dana Kirchmar came to engineering through serendipity. Now she wants to get girls excited about engineering careers... Continue Reading
New statue honors Mary Golda Ross, a Native American ‘hidden figure’
The first known Native American female engineer and the first female engineer at Lockheed is being honored with a statue of her likeness at ... Continue Reading
Helina Teshome of Krimson Aviation flies the flag for women, diversity
Africa is vast: the US, China, India, Japan and much of Europe would fit within its coastline with room to spare. It is also extraordinarily... Continue Reading
Tackling unlawful interference for ICAO, meet Shefali Juneja
Dr. Shefali Juneja, who has served as representative of India to the International Civil Aviation Organization since August 2019, is the fir... Continue Reading
HUB FBO on leading by example to improve gender diversity
Back in December 2020, a press release from the recently rebranded and upgraded HUB FBO at Quebec’s Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport, arr... Continue Reading
JetClub CCO Alessandra Testa on having her dream job
“I was bitten by the aviation bug when I was small,” says Vishal Hiremath, founder, chairman and CEO of JetClub Group, and founder and presi... Continue Reading
First officer Caroline Colombo goes full throttle in aviation
You might say she felt the need, the need for speed. Cessna Citation 560XL first officer Caroline Colombo’s love affair with aviation began ... Continue Reading
How grassroots skills aided pilot Susan Tuddenham’s career
Susan Tuddenham’s dream came true. A Cessna Citation 560XLS first officer with private aircraft operator Luxaviation UK, she has no family h... Continue Reading
FAA encourages women and minorities to consider ATC careers
“If you can see it, you can be it.” This quote is often used by diversity advocates to explain why representation in industry is so importan... Continue Reading
Vicky Gould: Forging an aviation career out of adversity
Vicky Gould, who serves as Skyborne Airline Academy’s head of operations, has had what might be considered a circuitous journey to the... Continue Reading