Lt Cdr Zach ‘Tambo’ Daniels on fast flying for Top Gun: Maverick
Lieutenant Commander Zach ‘Tambo’ Daniels is the archetypal US Navy fighter pilot. Joining in 2011, he completed flight training and progres... Continue Reading
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APEX honors Michael Childers with Lifetime Achievement Award
LONG BEACH — Shirley Chisholm, who in 1968 became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress, famously said: “If they don’t... Continue Reading
Record-setting American aviator Shaesta Waiz on ignoring the naysayers
Afghan refugee Shaesta Waiz, who in 2017 became the youngest woman at that time to fly solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft, fa... Continue Reading
Leading Ladies Summit leads the way for women in industry
A movement aimed at accelerating the journey to gender parity for women has taken the aerospace industry by storm. Founded and led by CEO Fi... Continue Reading
Instructor Müjgan Doğan on her pioneering path in Turkish aviation
Müjgan Doğan broke barriers in Turkish aviation by becoming one of the country’s pioneering female flight instructors. Having shared her kno... Continue Reading
Say yes, says ACJ TwoTwenty development head Florentina Viscotchi
When Airbus’ head of A220 corporate jet development Florentina Viscotchi was considering studying aviation engineering, family and friends a... Continue Reading
Etihad Airways Captain Aisha Al Mansoori achieves historic first
Women in the United Arab Emirates, and the greater Middle Eastern region, have been making their mark in aviation for quite some time. There... Continue Reading
Amelia Earhart lands in Washington DC
After more than two decades of planning, a 7-foot-tall bronze statue of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart now stands in National Statuary Hall... Continue Reading
Former easyJet pilot Captain Emma Henderson talks Project Wingman
Emma Henderson was fresh back from Windsor Castle, clutching the British MBE she’d been awarded in the New Year’s Honours List when she spok... Continue Reading
Corinne Streichert embraces role as IFEC expert and changemaker
Raised in Hornsby, New South Wales on Sydney’s upper north shore by immigrant parents from Mauritius, award-winning inflight entertainment a... Continue Reading
Statue of famed journalist and traveler, Nellie Bly, lands at PIT
Travelers passing through Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) are used to being greeted by — and taking selfies with — the colorful, life... Continue Reading
IND Airport’s traveling mural tells the story of Afghan refugees
A complex and colorful mural now on display at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) draws on the experiences of 7,000 Afghan evacuees wh... Continue Reading
The 747 Captain who gives voice to Amelia Earhart
It took just one flying lesson for Pamela Almand to abandon her art degree in favor of becoming an airline pilot. She did this nearly fifty ... Continue Reading
Turkey’s Şenay Günay on the challenges, rewards of being first
In the 1950s, a Turkish woman named Şenay Günay broke with convention to become one of the first female jet pilots in Turkey. Now 84 years o... Continue Reading
Efforts underway to grow minority businesses at LAX and other airports
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the airport business hard and presented many challenges for minority airport business owners. Now, as air travel ... Continue Reading