magniX CTO on inspiration, electric propulsion, and unintentional bias
During my first meeting with magniX chief technology officer Riona Armesmith at EBACE 2023 in Geneva, three things really stood out: her eas... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Female Engineer
Engineer Dana Kirchmar seeks to inspire girls to pursue STEAM
SmartSky Networks’ Dana Kirchmar came to engineering through serendipity. Now she wants to get girls excited about engineering careers... Continue Reading
New statue honors Mary Golda Ross, a Native American ‘hidden figure’
The first known Native American female engineer and the first female engineer at Lockheed is being honored with a statue of her likeness at ... Continue Reading
Vicky Gould: Forging an aviation career out of adversity
Vicky Gould, who serves as Skyborne Airline Academy’s head of operations, has had what might be considered a circuitous journey to the... Continue Reading
Never give up, advises Elizabeth Payne, AVIC Cabin Systems CTO
AVIC Cabin Systems chief technology officer Elizabeth Payne’s career is a masterclass in developing hard technological expertise through a w... Continue Reading
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
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
Tinglan Yang on finding her application at IFE firm IdeaNova
IdeaNova Technologies describes itself as a software company specializing in IT security and secure video streaming. But there’s real breadt... Continue Reading
HAECO’s Meredith Frazier on the need for realistic role models in STEM
Innovation in aviation can come from the most unusual sparks of imagination, and HAECO Cabin Solutions staff engineer Meredith Frazier, who ... Continue Reading
Sikorsky’s Jeanette Eaton on credibility, professionalism and flying helis
Commercial helicopter pilot, engineer and saleswoman Jeanette Eaton is passionate about rotorcraft. It’s an enthusiasm she’s passing on to t... Continue Reading
SmartSky CCO Nancy Walker talks engineering and integrity
With NASA, Thales and Leonardo DRS already on her CV, Nancy Walker this year accepted the chief commercial officer position at inflight conn... Continue Reading
Pratt & Whitney VP Mary Anne Cannon sees value in men who mentor
Mary Anne Cannon’s introduction to machinery came from her dad, Tom Cannon. He was an engineer with the merchant marines and worked at sea s... Continue Reading
Recaro’s lean boss Esther Smart talks transparency and no blame culture
Five years into the process of transforming seatmaker Recaro into a lean organisation — one that works along the principles evolving over de... Continue Reading
United chief digital officer Linda Jojo is a real team player
Growing up in South Windsor, Connecticut, United Airlines’ executive vice president of technology and chief digital officer Linda Jojo... Continue Reading
Pratt & Whitney showcases the role of women in powering flight
There’s a simple straightforward answer as to why a group of women at Pratt & Whitney decided to devote countless hours, combing through... Continue Reading
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