The architects who went subterranean so TWA Flight Center could soar
Lea Ciavarra and Anne Marie Lubrano were not born when Eero Saarinen’s TWA Flight Center opened in New York in 1962. For much of their profe... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: #womeninaviation
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
Poppy Northcutt on making room for women in aerospace and beyond
Frances “Poppy” Northcutt’s natural curiosity and determination to solve problems led her to hold a position as the first woman ... Continue Reading
IATA’s voluntary gender balance initiative attracts 59 airlines
Fifty-nine airlines from around the globe have voluntarily committed to the International Air Transport Association’s “25by2025&... 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
How Air Canada is introducing young women to aviation careers
Each year for the last five years, Air Canada has thrown open its doors to young women to encourage them to ‘kick the tires on potential car... Continue Reading
How Cat Wren went from flight line agent to Chief Experience Officer
Ask any aviation person how they entered the industry and the response often involves a family member who worked or continues to work in it.... Continue Reading
Men should empower women in aviation: IATA diversity award winner
Fadimatou Noutchemo Simo, founder and president of the Young African Aviation Professional Association (YAAPA) earned the first-ever High Fl... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Hong Kong protests bring paradigm shift to passenger experience
The fortunate passengers contorted themselves into the bus luggage rack, such was the space constraint for Hong Kong International Airport’s... Continue Reading
Beth Taylor leads from the front to give voice to ATPCO hidden figures
Once known mostly for being an airfare clearinghouse, airline-owned ATPCO is enjoying a new level of prominence in the industry since it acq... Continue Reading
IATA sets gender representation targets, but it’s only a start
In an effort to ensure greater representation of women in the aviation industry, particularly in leadership positions, IATA has announced th... Continue Reading
Floor Felten of Brisbane Airport on meeting challenges head on
When Floor Felten, executive general manager for strategy, planning and technology at Brisbane Airport, arrived in Australia after sixteen y... Continue Reading
Canada’s COPA for Kids introduces children to general aviation
After taking her first commercial flight at the beginning of the summer, my eight-year-old daughter Lyrik wanted to know more about flying s... Continue Reading
Casey Erickson revs up for all-electric Air Race E innovations
Electric aircraft racing around a three-mile oval track at nearly three hundred miles an hour in a sprint to the finish: that’s what Air Rac... Continue Reading
Skyborne helps 19-year old Alisha Jassar pilot her way to airline career
In 2018, aviation industry veterans Lee Woodward and Ian Cooper founded Skyborne at the UK’s Gloucestershire Airport. An airline training ac... Continue Reading
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