Amelia Earhart was a trailblazing pilot and an OG girl-power icon who broke gender stereotypes along with aviation records. In June 1937, after a botched attempt, she set out from Miami with an ambitious goal: to become the first woman to fly around the world. Alongside navigator Fred Noonan in her trusty Lockhead Electra, sheRead More
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UAE Armed Forces to train women as peacekeepers
Hundreds of women from countries affected by conflict will be trained to become peacekeepers by the UAE Armed Forces next year. Women from nations in Africa and Asia will undergo medical and combat training before returning home as part of a UN drive to create a force of female peacekeepers in potentially unstable countries. AfterRead More
Saudi Arabia’s first female commercial pilot
It was a bright and sunny morning when Saudi Arabia’s first female commercial pilot, Yasmin Al Maimani, embarked on her national debut flight from Hail to Qassim, soaring high through the Arabian sky. “The moment I sat in the cockpit to fly I realized that dreams do come true. I had goosebumps and tears inRead More
CAE presents its first CAE Women in Flight ambassadors
CAE announced at the International Paris Air Show the names of the first three winners of its 2019 CAE Women in Flight scholarship program. CAE’s new Women in Flight ambassadors will help drive awareness and promote the pilot profession among women, as well as diversity in aviation. “We look forward to accompanying our new ambassadors,Read More