EasyJet leads charge to boost female pilot numbers
EasyJet captain Marnie Munns is on a mission to persuade more girls and women to join her in the cockpit and boost the stubbornly low number... Continue Reading
Lean into Aviation
Vintage book shows aviation hero status was not only afforded to men
Browsing through a selection of vintage books at my favorite thrift shop on the Outer Banks, I laid hands on a tattered little treasure publ... Continue Reading
Melissa Myers: Experiencing my first flight in a small plane
I had been dreaming of this my entire life, and I had a smile plastered on my face from ear-to-ear. It was September 24, 2011, the day I was... Continue Reading
Pilot and LGBT advocate Adelynn Mrosko soars with UND and NGPA
When she was a teenager in rural Ohio, a chance meeting with a neighbor led Adelynn Mrosko to her first flight at the controls of an aircraf... Continue Reading
Former teacher seeks to attract girls to STEM with Fly Like a Girl
When Fly Like a Girl director Katie McEntire Wiatt was a little girl she wanted to be everything from a Broadway star and a chef to an Olymp... Continue Reading
TAM Airlines CEO Claudia Sender on harnessing a culture of diversity
A job at consulting from Bain & Company in the early 2000s was Claudia Sender’s entry into the aviation industry. She is now among a han... Continue Reading
Why being a pilot proved to be Carol Hallett’s winning ticket
Carol Hallett says that every job opportunity she’s had in her nearly 60-year career has been because of one thing: being a pilot. She has h... Continue Reading
FlyGirls looks to shine bright light on hidden figures of WWII
Oscar-nominated writer-director Matia Karrell first learned about the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) when she discovered an old photo... Continue Reading
Melissa Myers: Why I’ve set my sights on becoming a pilot
Many of my earliest childhood memories are daydreams of flying around the sky like a bird. I would lie in the grass, look toward the sky and... Continue Reading
AFA president on why NAI entry is concern to US flight attendants
If there was ever a single moment that redefined the aviation industry for Sara Nelson, it was 9/11. “Every day since the planes again began... Continue Reading
Women graduates flying high at Ethiopian Aviation Academy
In November 2015 Ethiopian Airlines made headlines around the world when it flew with an all-female flight crew from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia t... Continue Reading
American champions women film directors with $50K Bonnie Award
When it comes to championing women directors and diversity during Hollywood awards season, nobody beats the Film Independent Spirit Awards. ... Continue Reading
Charlie Bravo Aviation CEO to women: Push beyond your comfort zone
Something René Banglesdorf, CEO of Charlie Bravo Aviation, said to me in the course of our interview stopped me in my tracks because I recog... Continue Reading
Battling Misconceptions: HMSHost’s Sarah Naqvi on faith and career
Sarah Naqvi is the executive vice president and Chief Information Officer for airport and highway food service company HMSHost, where she is... Continue Reading
Magpas Air Ambulance: Aligning aviation culture and critical care
Set deep in the heart of rural eastern England, the village of Wyton once reverberated to the sound of wartime bombers, but today the Magpas... Continue Reading
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