VietJetAir gives glimpse of gender equality
Nok Air CEO Patee Sarasin drew attention last week for his ageist and sexist comments at the Singapore Air Show, and for crying “Bring... Continue Reading
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Saudi’s flynas takes step to support women
As Saudi Arabia seeks to diversify its oil-based economy, it is welcoming more women into the workforce. For instance, national paper The Sa... Continue Reading
Nok Air CEO: Bring on the women
Imagine you’re a female journalist covering an important airline press event at an air show. The CEO steps up to the podium to announce a ne... Continue Reading
Earhart to be connected during Pilatus global flight
Few names carry as much weight as Amelia Mary Earhart’s does, and from a young age, Amelia Rose Earhart has been aware of her namesake’s sig... Continue Reading
Girls With Wings scholarships available
Each month, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) writes about new scholarships in aviation and highlights success stories of pa... Continue Reading
Women of Boeing to be celebrated
The Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour plans to celebrate the women of Boeing – those who, since 1916, were the first to wor... Continue Reading
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
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
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