Are women important to aviation? Yes
This is a Lean Into Aviation contribution from IAWA VP René Banglesdorf I think women’s participation in aviation is crucial to its fu... Continue Reading
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Flight attendants need to feel empowered to fight harassment
When she was in her late 20s, flight attendant Sandra Davis went back onto the empty aircraft on which she’d just flown to retrieve a sweate... Continue Reading
Mother of Aviation Geek Fest isn’t finished geeking out
Sandy Ward, the former head of marketing for the Future of Flight Aviation Center and Boeing Tour, is known as the mother of the Aviation Ge... Continue Reading
Heather Popadych: A driving force behind the Panasonic Lean In Circle
A day in the life of Heather Popadych always starts with a lot of coffee and an action list. There’s a running joke at Panasonic Avionics th... Continue Reading
Kaela Harmon shares her passion for airports in Zoey’s First Plane Ride
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport’s (AUS) senior public information specialist, Kaela Harmon, has worked at airports across the c... Continue Reading
Diapers in airport vending machines? Baby Vend founder meets a need
For Jasmin Smith, a desperate time that called for a desperate measure has turned into a new business opportunity at Ted Stevens Anchorage I... Continue Reading
Rocket Girl on the power of inclusion in travel, tech and life
Pressure is mounting for industry to do more to accommodate disabled passengers, including enabling them to stay in their own wheelchairs wh... Continue Reading
Routehappy’s new chief marketing officer Olivia Mark talks strategy
Airlines pride themselves on their technological breakthroughs in marketing and merchandising. But the overwhelming stream of data churned o... Continue Reading
Tired of spinning her wheels, Global Eagle’s Creaven opts to DIY
Although Monday morning’s Education Sessions at the APEX EXPO in Long Beach were totally devoid of female panelists, things changed co... Continue Reading
Women of Finnair highlight business case for diversity
The imbalances in gender and other aspects of diversity in the aviation industry are slowly but surely changing, demonstrated recently to Ru... Continue Reading
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce leads Australian business in LGBTQIA support
Standing head and shoulders above the crowd in support for marriage equality for Australia’s LGBTQIA citizens is Qantas’ chief e... Continue Reading
Airport concessions overseer Juanita Britton began career as busy bee
Juanita Britton, also known to friends and colleagues as “Busy Bee,” comes by the moniker honestly. She started her first business – a lemon... Continue Reading
Retired but not retiring, BA’s Catherine Burton reflects on pilot career
Catherine Burton never expected to retire as British Airways’ most senior woman pilot when she began flying Vickers Viscount turboprop airli... Continue Reading
Bombardier marketing powerhouse Christine De Gagne on leaning in
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft (BCA) this year made its first-ever appearance at the renowned Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. But while ... Continue Reading
China Southern dispatcher on the need for more women in her field
When Elle Lee was growing up in the Northwestern Chinese city of Urumqi, she was fascinated by the China Southern Airlines jets taking off n... Continue Reading
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