Category Archives: women in aviation

Minister for Defense Linda Reynolds has announced that funding to the Australian Women Pilots’ Association (AWPA), Chief of Air Force’s Flying Scholarships, has been approved for another four years to support aspiring female pilots. Each year, two scholarships are awarded to females aged 16 to 24, who are already undertaking training for a pilot’s license.Read More

US Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao, has announced the appointment of 30 board members to the newly formed Women in Aviation Advisory Board (WIAAB), an initiative to encourage females to access opportunities in aviation. Former US Air Force Secretary Dr Heather Wilson will serve as chair of the board. Wilson is president of The UniversityRead More

“Being told ‘No’ always makes me want to push my limits more,” Beverley Bass, 67, mused from her home in Pine Island, Florida. Bev, who was the third woman to be hired as a pilot for American Airlines, is no stranger to the word “No.” Yet we know her name today because she never letRead More

The aviation industry faces a worldwide shortage of qualified pilots. Numerous agencies cite the need to hire thousands of new pilots over the next two decades. In fact, some air carriers are already reducing or canceling flight schedules as a result of these pilot shortages. Given this need to hire new pilots, the industry hasRead More

Air Canada marked Women of Aviation Worldwide Week leading up to International Women’s Day 2020 by celebrating the achievements of its women employees while also looking ahead to the next generation of women aviators as it announced four admirable winners of the inaugural Captain Judy Cameron Scholarship. The winners of the inaugural scholarship, awarded inRead More

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, marked International Women’s Day by pledging to increase its female workforce by 25 percent over the next five years – the first airline in the country to make this commitment. This follows the International Air Travel Association’s (IATA) voluntary ‘25by2025’ campaign which aims to improve gender balance withinRead More

In celebration of Women in Aviation International’s expanding Girls in Aviation Day, WAI and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are pleased to announce a new, self-paced Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) tailored to learners ages 8-17. The free course leverages Embry-Riddle expertise and instructional design to inspire the next generation of aviation professionals. Students explore aviation terminology,Read More

Canada’s second-largest airline WestJet is pledging to ensure that there are more women in leadership, aviation and technical positions. The announcement was made by the airline’s CEO in support of National Women in Aviation Week and International Women’s Day. In addition to the announcement, WestJet released a video that emphasizes “the need to increase theRead More

Turkish Airlines (THY) broke an all-time record in terms of the number of female pilots, with a thirty-five fold increase from just six in 2006 to 211 this year. Female pilots are flying every type of aircraft, at the helm of both short and long haul flights. THY has become one of the airlines withRead More

Cobham Aviation Services have recruited Ruby Blagrove, the group’s first female cadet pilot. The 19-year-old from McLaren Vale, South Australia, joins the Cobham Cadet Pilot Program run in partnership with Flight Training Adelaide. There were over 400 applicants for the program. Cobham also chose three other applicants for the 53-week intensive program. Jordan Negrin, DanielRead More