How Sabiha Gökçen of Turkey became the first female combat pilot
With her iconic leather jacket, aviator goggles, and a life story that saw her achieve the distinction of becoming the world’s first f... Continue Reading
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First female F-16 pilot of Turkish Air Force shares her story
In 2000, pilot Berna Şen Şenol paved the way for other Turkish women by becoming the first female F-16 pilot to fly for the Turkish Air Forc... 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
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
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
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
TAG honors its past, readies for future with new Farnborough offices
Farnborough Airport has a proud legacy as a UK military and trials base, later including a business aviation enclave, operated by Farnboroug... Continue Reading
EASA warns of GPS jamming around conflict zone
Europe’s aviation safety agency EASA is warning aviation authorities, air navigation service providers and aircraft operators that jamming o... Continue Reading
Press Release: United opens flight school, welcomes historic pilot class
United, the only major U.S. airline to own a flight training school, officially opened United Aviate Academy today and welcomed a historic i... Continue Reading
HUB FBO on leading by example to improve gender diversity
Back in December 2020, a press release from the recently rebranded and upgraded HUB FBO at Quebec’s Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport, arr... Continue Reading
Lufthansa Systems helps airlines go green with cadre of digital tools
As a leading airline IT provider that recognizes industry is undergoing a huge transformation towards a more sustainable future, Lufthansa S... Continue Reading
Flying United? Charge up your devices and bring wired headphones
While United Airlines continues to take delivery of new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft with its new United Next interior, retrofits of the carrie... Continue Reading
First officer Caroline Colombo goes full throttle in aviation
You might say she felt the need, the need for speed. Cessna Citation 560XL first officer Caroline Colombo’s love affair with aviation began ... Continue Reading
Airbus Services highlights recovery opportunity, digitalisation
Aircraft services is big business: in 2019 during its last Global Markets Forecast, Airbus predicted a services market of some US$4.9t over ... Continue Reading
Bombardier names Collins as connectivity service provider of choice
LAS VEGAS — Bombardier has named Collins Aerospace as its Preferred Service Provider (PSP) to power cockpit and cabin connectivity. The arra... Continue Reading