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
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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
Denver International chief Kim Day celebrates inclusion in her field
Kim Day, the CEO of Denver International Airport, says she has the best job in America. Why? “It is a wonderfully diverse job. Every day I l... Continue Reading
Re-Search brings gender-balance to online image searches
In February of this year the White House Council on Women and Girls in collaboration with the Office of Science and Technology Policy publis... Continue Reading
Never too late to follow your dreams, says AA chief pilot Kathi Durst
American Airlines Chief Pilot Kathi Durst has excelled throughout her 35-year aviation career, from her seven years in the United States Air... Continue Reading
Pilot Kristen Arambula on building a career with Goodyear blimps
They are rarer than astronauts and, if we’re talking about a woman, even rarer still. Blimp pilots may be participants in one of the oldest ... Continue Reading
LEAP: Cristina Seda-Hoelle turns up the volume
Few people in the aerospace-manufacturing industry have roles as vital as Cristina Seda-Hoelle’s is to GE Aviation and its CFM International... Continue Reading
Mars One semi-finalist opens up about male-dominated industry
In part one of our Lean Into Aviation profile of pioneering Rockwell Collins human factors & systems engineer Laura Smith-Velazquez, the... Continue Reading
Mars One semi-finalist Laura Smith-Velazquez reaches for the stars
Laura Smith-Velazquez is a human factors & systems engineer at Rockwell Collins’ Advanced Technology Center. She is also a pilot w... Continue Reading
Opportunity was key for Muslim career woman and Etihad executive
Amina Taher is the head of corporate communications for Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways. Before joining Etihad, she was head of social develo... Continue Reading
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