Colleen Barrett talks Herb, go-go boots and service with a smile
It all started with a group of Texas businessmen who had a good idea, three airplanes and very little money. But over the past four decades,... Continue Reading
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Air traffic controller sees world of opportunity for women
As an air traffic controller for one of Europe’s busiest air spaces, Rita Costa admits she remains fascinated with flight. “I always loved t... Continue Reading
Etihad’s women cabin crew forbidden to wear trousers
It’s 2015 and an airline refuses to let the women in its cabin crew wear the trousers from its newly designed uniforms. Gulf carrier Etihad ... Continue Reading
Oscar nods 2015: Everything is not awesome
If it’s January in Beverly Hills inevitably someone somewhere is complaining about the lack of diversity at the Academy Awards. And wh... Continue Reading
Toddler flight simulator introduces daughter with dollies to aviation
For decades women have been smashing barriers that hinder them from entering the aviation industry, including the pervasive psyche that this... Continue Reading
Inmarsat’s Mary McMillan takes magic carpet ride through aviation
A single trip to an airport for a scenic flight was enough to convince Mary McMillan that her future was up in the air, quite literally. McM... Continue Reading
New attitudes about race relations fly to new altitudes
The other night, I saw a Facebook post on Mary Kirby’s timeline about a grand jury in New York City declining to indict a white police offic... Continue Reading
Cape Air president Linda Markham makes her mark in aviation
Overseeing Cape Air’s largest growth in its 25-year history during her first year as president, Linda Markham is firmly guiding the bright f... Continue Reading
Hamburg program preps young women for aerospace engineering
Feelings of isolation, evaluation bias and lack of supportive mentors are just a few reasons why women are far more likely than men to aband... Continue Reading
Pilots Fly It Forward to inspire new generation of women aviators
In 2010, airline transport rated pilot Mireille Goyer launched the Fly It Forward™ initiative to celebrate the centennial of the first femal... Continue Reading
Legal eagle Nancy Young keeps eye on the environment for airlines
Nancy Young came to the world of aviation by a rather circuitous route while working on environmental issues on behalf of airlines as an att... Continue Reading
Berlin’s “Candy Bomber” encourages women to get behind the controls
NEW YORK: For the rare few that might have leftover Halloween candy on hand consider this – one man’s conviction to lift the spirits of chil... Continue Reading
Industries ready for gender equality: Encore CEO Jovita Toh
According to global executive search firm DHR International, only 4% of the CEOs of Hong Kong-based companies are women, compared with 14% i... Continue Reading
She’s spearheading Chicago’s airport growth
On any given day, Rosemarie Andolino has a full plate as Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA). She manages Chicago O’Har... Continue Reading
Airbus exec Zuzana Hrnkova on making aviation dreams real
Slovakia-born Zuzana Hrnkova first joined the Airbus marketing team in 1994 and has been the head of aircraft interiors marketing for the ai... Continue Reading
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