Combining strategic purchasing with empowering women employees
In the era of COVID-19, strategic purchasing is increasingly important in aviation, because the risk that smaller suppliers in particular ar... Continue Reading
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Leading women in STEM push for greater diversity in aerospace
The aerospace sector can enrich itself by welcoming people from diverse backgrounds, identities and lived experiences. It can ensure better ... Continue Reading
Teenager and septuagenarian back in the air as UK lockdown eases
Seventeen-year old aviators are rare and 17-year old female flyers even more so, but Ellie Carter is no stranger to being unusual. Bitten by... Continue Reading
From the backroom to the boardroom: Blue Dart boss excels in air cargo
Spending over 40 years in air cargo has not dampened Tulsi Nowlakha Mirchandaney’s love affair with the industry. The managing directo... Continue Reading
United corporate medical director on the pandemic and healthy flying
Even before COVID-19 wreaked havoc with the airline industry, Pat Baylis, managing director and corporate medical director for United Airlin... Continue Reading
Rising like a phoenix from the ashes to conquer the skies anew
This is not the whole story, but we don’t have time. I’ll tell you the full tale over a beer when we next meet at an aviation event. We’ll h... Continue Reading
Ethiopian director Tigist Eshetu stays optimistic despite challenges
Tigist Eshetu is not your ordinary kind of person. Barely three months into her new job as Ethiopian Airlines’ regional director, Indi... Continue Reading
Reed Exhibitions’ AIX profiles remarkable women in new campaign
Though Reed Exhibitions’ mega PaxEx event, the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic,... Continue Reading
Role models are key to improving diversity: LeAnn Ridgeway of Collins
United Technologies is serious about enhancing diversity within its ranks, having dedicated itself to addressing the corporate leadership ga... Continue Reading
Attracting girls to STEM requires grassroots change: Eirini Dimitroula
Inmarsat’s head of operations, aviation business unit Eirini Dimitroula believes grassroots change is needed to attract girls into eng... Continue Reading
Air cargo industry scholarship recipients dream big
Not everyone remembers the point in time when they decided their future, but for Natalya Shemigon, it became crystal clear when she saw the ... Continue Reading
Launch of woman-owned FlyJets aims to yield green BizAv company
Jessica Fisher has what it takes to launch a new business aviation company, joining the small pool of women entrepreneurs who run businesses... Continue Reading
VistaJet US president Leona Qi on aviation and being the boss lady
With a fleet of more than 70 Challenger and Global business jets, VistaJet provides flexible private travel worldwide. Its large-cabin aircr... Continue Reading
Space Center Houston gives women astronauts their due
The moon landing may have happened 50 years ago but at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston every day is 20 July 1969. For the milestone ann... Continue Reading
Fly Like A Girl: Inspirational documentary urges girls to soar
Fly Like A Girl proves one thing – since the very beginning of aviation, women have always been soaring above the clouds. But it also shows ... Continue Reading