Where the WoMen are in aviation
The aviation industry has traditionally been, and continues to be, a rather male dominated field. A visitor to any of the industry’s major t... Continue Reading
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Women of Aviation Week pushes limits
It’s no secret that the technical workforce of the air and space industry is composed mostly of men. Women occupy less than 12% of all... Continue Reading
Katharine Wright’s Knickers
Excerpted from the book Hidden Treasures by Harriet Baskas, published by Globe Pequot Press. Copyright © 2013 by Harriet Baskas. Used by per... Continue Reading
Watch out for pilot Abingdon Welch
With one hand on the throttle of her plane, the other on her successful watch company, The Abingdon Co.’s CEO and founder Chelsea “Abingdon”... Continue Reading
From go-go boots to inflight exec: Sally Glenn-Lee’s amazing ride
Been there, done that, got the hot pants. If Sally Glenn-Lee should ever write a book, this could be the title for an account of her adventu... Continue Reading
Greatest challenge to success…
There is nothing petite about Karlene Petitt’s resume. A wife of 32 years, mother of three gorgeous daughters, and grandmother of seve... Continue Reading
New scholarships announced for Aviation Ed
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has just published a nice update on the its web site about scholarship and grant opportuni... Continue Reading
Airbus studying female PaxEx
With an estimated 80-plus percent of travel decisions made by women – and the number of female air travelers continuing to rise – Airb... Continue Reading
Member benefit for Embry-Riddle students
Female students at both campuses of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University have been given a one-year membership to Women in Aviation, Interna... Continue Reading
Bessie Coleman’s star shines on
In the 1920s US, as Ku Klux Klan membership reached a height of 4.5 million and women were fighting for equal rights to men, a young black g... Continue Reading
A French connection: Severine Cosma
Severine Cosma is the kind of woman you’d want at your dinner party. A vivacious, witty Frenchwoman, she is also a highly qualified aeronaut... Continue Reading
Female fighter pilot breaks barriers
The first female fighter pilot, Col. Jeannie Leavitt, last year made history by becoming the first woman to take command of an Air Force com... Continue Reading
Ladies, there is no better time to pursue an aviation career
There’s no better time to pursue an aviation career with the demand for future pilots and skilled technicians at an all-time high as new reg... Continue Reading
The face of travel: Carolann Ouellette
I’ve always wanted to be considered “well traveled”. To walk into a room and have an abundance of travel tales to tell. I want to look like ... Continue Reading
Plane People: JetBlue’s Jenny Dervin
Jenny Dervin makes her job as VP corporate communications for JetBlue Airways look easy. And there’s a reason for that. “Our culture, our br... Continue Reading
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