Group Captain Jo Lincoln applauds RAF opening combat roles to women
Group Captain Jo Lincoln is Station Commander at Royal Air Force (RAF) Wittering, a major military airfield around 100 miles north of London... Continue Reading
Author: Paul E. Eden
When the aviation bug bites hard and never subsides
I was four years old when Santa Claus gave me a Spitfire model kit on a visit to his in-store grotto. Grandad assembled and painted it; with... Continue Reading
Historic Blue Islands launch provides AvGeek adventure
Coronavirus claimed UK regional airline Flybe on 5 March, when the ailing carrier collapsed into administration, taking many of the country’... 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
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
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
Collins Aerospace excitement over LuxStream buoyed by 737 flight tests
After flight-testing its new LuxStream-branded connectivity service on a specially configured Boeing 737, Collins Aerospace this fall announ... 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 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
How one pilot awakens a new view of hope and opportunity for children
Bob Epting says he rediscovers the joy of flight every time he takes a child flying. An attorney with a specialized practice in environmenta... 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
Julie Voisin’s colorful career with Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings
“As I was getting my college marketing major, I never thought about an aerospace career. But I guess there was a touch of destiny – I grew u... Continue Reading
Ignoring bad advice, Stephanie Burn on achieving her piloting dream
After her piloting ambition was described as ‘unrealistic’, Stephanie Burn embarked on an unusually tough route to the flight deck. Today sh... Continue Reading
Clay Lacy Aviation scholarships ease the ride for student pilots
Pioneering business aviation company Clay Lacy Aviation offers a range of services, including private air charter, aircraft maintenance and ... Continue Reading
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