All-women flights can’t disguise persistent gender gap on flight deck
On a recent flight from Frankfurt to New York, Captain Beatrice Beyer and First officer Diana Busch worked together side by side in the cock... Continue Reading
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Lufthansa highlights need for gender parity on Women’s Day
In 2011, the Lufthansa Group set itself the goal of increasing the percentage of women in management positions by 30% by 2020. Since then, o... Continue Reading
Researcher Sophia Yang walks the science/project line
Besides an impressive four patents and four publications to her name, architected materials research scientist Sophia Yang was a member of t... Continue Reading
WOW Air’s TF-GAY plane and Qantas’ Gay380 fly LGBTQIA colours
Icelandic low-cost carrier WOW Air is flying the pride flag with its latest aircraft, an Airbus A330-300 registered TF-GAY — arriving this m... Continue Reading
Travel is a privilege, and the privileged should stand up to injustice
When Runway Girl Network asked for my thoughts on the travesties of justice for Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland, Tamir Rice and so ... Continue Reading
Middle Eastern women pilots keep their eyes on the skies
Alia Twal, a first officer who flies for Royal Jordanian Airlines, is a trailblazer in her home country of Jordan. From an early age Twal fo... Continue Reading
Heroic flight attendant Neerja Bhanot inspires powerful new movie
MUMBAI: Today’s release of the film ‘Neerja’, produced by Fox Star India, had many audiences across the country choked with emotion an... Continue Reading
From Sydney to Doha, Fordyce-Wheeler helps airport design take off
San Francisco-based design firm Gensler has named Kirsten Fordyce-Wheeler as design director of its aviation practice. Before joining Gensle... Continue Reading
FAA modernizes outdated medical requirements for trans pilots
With a set of significant improvements to the process by which transgender pilots can begin or complete a gender transition while still flyi... Continue Reading
BA’s Abigail Comber finds her passion in customer service
There is one certainty for Abigail Comber, head of customer for British Airways, and it is this: passengers who fly business and first expec... Continue Reading
Fly Blue Crane CEO on breaking the aviation glass ceiling
Sizakele Mzimela is the co-founder, CEO and shareholder of South African-based regional airline Fly Blue Crane. She is a veteran aviation an... Continue Reading
Godmother of airline amenity kits Anita Gittelson to retire
Wessco International writes with news that groundbreaking industry legend Anita Gittelson is retiring after a stellar career After 29 years ... Continue Reading
Boeing’s Rachelle Ornan-Stone: from Space Camp to Starliner
Dr Rachelle Ornan-Stone wanted to be an astronaut when she grew up. Instead, she’s the Regional Director of Cabin Experience and Revenue Ana... Continue Reading
Why Finnair rejected typecasting for safety VP position
When we think about diversity in the workplace, a few things spring to mind: ethnic or cultural diversity, opportunities for the disabled, g... Continue Reading
India chapter of Women in Aviation launches in New Delhi
NEW DELHI: In 1998 India released a stamp to celebrate woman in aviation, an important recognition for this ofttimes invisible force. Today,... Continue Reading
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