VietJetAir gives glimpse of gender equality
Nok Air CEO Patee Sarasin drew attention last week for his ageist and sexist comments at the Singapore Air Show, and for crying “Bring... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Women in Aviation
Nok Air CEO: Bring on the women
Imagine you’re a female journalist covering an important airline press event at an air show. The CEO steps up to the podium to announce a ne... Continue Reading
Earhart to be connected during Pilatus global flight
Few names carry as much weight as Amelia Mary Earhart’s does, and from a young age, Amelia Rose Earhart has been aware of her namesake’s sig... Continue Reading
Women of Boeing to be celebrated
The Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour plans to celebrate the women of Boeing – those who, since 1916, were the first to wor... Continue Reading
Where the WoMen are in aviation
The aviation industry has traditionally been, and continues to be, a rather male dominated field. A visitor to any of the industry’s major t... Continue Reading
Katharine Wright’s Knickers
Excerpted from the book Hidden Treasures by Harriet Baskas, published by Globe Pequot Press. Copyright © 2013 by Harriet Baskas. Used by per... Continue Reading
Watch out for pilot Abingdon Welch
With one hand on the throttle of her plane, the other on her successful watch company, The Abingdon Co.’s CEO and founder Chelsea “Abingdon”... Continue Reading
From go-go boots to inflight exec: Sally Glenn-Lee’s amazing ride
Been there, done that, got the hot pants. If Sally Glenn-Lee should ever write a book, this could be the title for an account of her adventu... Continue Reading
Airbus studying female PaxEx
With an estimated 80-plus percent of travel decisions made by women – and the number of female air travelers continuing to rise – Airb... Continue Reading
Member benefit for Embry-Riddle students
Female students at both campuses of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University have been given a one-year membership to Women in Aviation, Interna... Continue Reading
Famous aviatrix Bessie Coleman’s star shines on
In the 1920s US, as Ku Klux Klan membership reached a height of 4.5 million and women were fighting for equal rights to men, a young black g... Continue Reading
A French connection: Severine Cosma
Severine Cosma is the kind of woman you’d want at your dinner party. A vivacious, witty Frenchwoman, she is also a highly qualified aeronaut... Continue Reading
Ladies, there is no better time to pursue an aviation career
There’s no better time to pursue an aviation career with the demand for future pilots and skilled technicians at an all-time high as new reg... Continue Reading
The face of travel: Carolann Ouellette
I’ve always wanted to be considered “well traveled”. To walk into a room and have an abundance of travel tales to tell. I want to look like ... Continue Reading
Plane People: JetBlue’s Jenny Dervin
Jenny Dervin makes her job as VP corporate communications for JetBlue Airways look easy. And there’s a reason for that. “Our culture, our br... Continue Reading
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