Albuquerque Sunport proves hot spot for introducing girls to flight
How do you inspire young girls and women to consider pursuing a career in aviation? For the organizers of Women of Aviation Worldwide Week (... Continue Reading
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Delhi airport’s Kiran Jain on being proud to be an Alpha Woman
Grit, gumption, a get-up-and-go attitude, and an air of commitment surround Kiran Jain, head of marketing and route development for Delhi In... Continue Reading
NASA seeks to spark more interest from women, minorities
When NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks about the aerospace industry, he can’t disguise his excitement. Bolden had an enthralled, capt... Continue Reading
Men flood Women in Aviation conference; get in there ladies!
Detailed figures of women in aviation who hold US flight, mechanic (aircraft engineers) and dispatcher certificates and licenses are availab... Continue Reading
SpiceJet operations chief seeks to recruit more women pilots
NEW DELHI: Mention the words ‘Woman Pilot’ and the name of Amelia Earhart, stuck in history archives like an olive in brine, might be flung ... Continue Reading
Flight attendants shake cocktail of mud and glamour for great cause
When you think of the word “hosties”, is your mental image strong women running grueling, muddy boot camp endurance races and being congratu... Continue Reading
Colleen Barrett talks Herb, go-go boots and service with a smile
It all started with a group of Texas businessmen who had a good idea, three airplanes and very little money. But over the past four decades,... Continue Reading
Air traffic controller sees world of opportunity for women
As an air traffic controller for one of Europe’s busiest air spaces, Rita Costa admits she remains fascinated with flight. “I always loved t... Continue Reading
Etihad’s women cabin crew forbidden to wear trousers
It’s 2015 and an airline refuses to let the women in its cabin crew wear the trousers from its newly designed uniforms. Gulf carrier Etihad ... Continue Reading
Oscar nods 2015: Everything is not awesome
If it’s January in Beverly Hills inevitably someone somewhere is complaining about the lack of diversity at the Academy Awards. And wh... Continue Reading
Toddler flight simulator introduces daughter with dollies to aviation
For decades women have been smashing barriers that hinder them from entering the aviation industry, including the pervasive psyche that this... Continue Reading
Inmarsat’s Mary McMillan takes magic carpet ride through aviation
A single trip to an airport for a scenic flight was enough to convince Mary McMillan that her future was up in the air, quite literally. McM... Continue Reading
New attitudes about race relations fly to new altitudes
The other night, I saw a Facebook post on Mary Kirby’s timeline about a grand jury in New York City declining to indict a white police offic... Continue Reading
Cape Air president Linda Markham makes her mark in aviation
Overseeing Cape Air’s largest growth in its 25-year history during her first year as president, Linda Markham is firmly guiding the bright f... Continue Reading
Hamburg program preps young women for aerospace engineering
Feelings of isolation, evaluation bias and lack of supportive mentors are just a few reasons why women are far more likely than men to aband... Continue Reading
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