All Women in Aviation articles – Page 2
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InterviewEngineering change: Susan Ying’s remarkable career path to electric pioneer Ampaire
Susan Ying has transformed a series of unfortunate events – including losing all her possessions in a flood and a cancer diagnosis – into a stellar career that now finds her at electrification innovator Ampaire.
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InterviewShivani Kulkarni’s journey from An-32s to IndiGo A320neos
Hooked on aviation since her pre-teen years, Shivani Kulkarni has progressed from flying Indian air force An-32 turboprops to A320neos for the nation’s most popular domestic carrier.
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InterviewHow Angela Ng gained front-row seat in Singapore’s evolving aviation sector
Having never professed an interest in aviation, Angela Ng secured a job in the sector and was hooked. She is now a director of development for the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore.
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InterviewWater bomber pilot Allison Bennett’s burning ambition to fly
A high school programme gave Allison Bennett her first experience of flying an aircraft, setting a course for the Ontario pilot to become the first woman to captain a CL-415 water bomber.
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InterviewHow Cindy Wong became a pioneer for ‘Women in Flight’
When Cindy Wong was studying for a university degree in psychology in Australia, she did not know what she would end up doing with it – there was certainly no burning desire to become a psychologist.
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InterviewHow bold career choices have paid off for Gatwick’s Stephanie Wear
With a background in international tourism and air service development, Stephanie Wear relishes her current role in helping London Gatwick airport to meet its ambitious growth targets.
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InterviewHow NTSB accident investigator Zoe Keliher shattered gender bias
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) aviation accident investigator Zoe Keliher traces her aviation career to the day her father gifted her a flight lesson for her 15th birthday.
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InterviewHow New York Air National Guard chief went from P-3s to Skibirds
As the first woman to command the USA’s largest Air National Guard unit, Brigadier General Denise Donnell wants to use her position to inspire anyone to follow their aviation dream
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InterviewHow Western Air’s Sherrexcia Rolle helps the family business fly
For Sherrexcia Rolle, the path to the airline C-suite began as a child on Andros Island, helping out at the airport where her parents established the Bahamas’ now thriving Western Air.
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NewsHow US Army veteran Toni Ferrel found ‘purpose’ in ATC career
US Army veteran Toni Ferrel stumbled on the aviation industry when searching government job posts. Through countless hours of toil and help from mentors – and while overcoming personal challenges – she worked her way from air traffic controller to station manager, finding ‘purpose’ and challenge along the way. Now she shows the younger generation of women what opportunities exist.
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NewsOzturk to succeed Nane as Pegasus Airlines chief executive
Pegasus Airlines’ chief commercial officer Guliz Ozturk will step up to lead the airline from 1 May, with current chief executive Mehmet Nane moving to a boardroom role.
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NewsDiscrimination, harassment, finances are main barriers facing women in aviation: FAA advisory report
Male-dominated culture, widespread sexual harassment and discrimination, financial barriers to career entry and lack of gender-specific support systems are main reasons women remain significantly underrepresented in aviation and aerospace.
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InterviewWhy RAAF C-17 pilot Caitlin Rytenskild is flying high in mentoring role
Flight Lieutenant Caitlin Rytenskild is putting her years of experience captaining Boeing C-17 transports to good use while training future pilots for the Royal Australian Air Force.
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NewsHow Sumati Sharma took on aviation’s gender imbalance
As an Oliver Wyman partner and former member of Virgin Atlantic’s leadership team, Sumati Sharma is the driving force behind a charter that pledges signatories to work to create a less male-dominated aerospace industry
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InterviewHow F-35A demonstration pilot Major Kristin Wolfe became star of the show
F-35A Demonstration Team commander Major Kristin Wolfe has the enviable job of putting the stealth fighter through its paces for the US public, helping others to also fall in love with aviation.
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InterviewHow Jenny Tung brings an expert’s touch to Air Canada
A deployed maintenance engineer supporting Air Canada’s corporate charter fleet, Jenny Tung is an ‘aircraft whisperer’ able to fix any fault – a skill developed from her early experience repairing cars
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InterviewHow Cecilia Aragon beat the odds to become aerobatic ace
The dream of dancing in the air inspired Cecilia Aragon to become an aerobatic champion. Now a professor studying unconscious bias in the cockpit, she hopes to inspire a new generation to fly free.
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InterviewWhy speaking up for diversity drives Jane Hoskisson
As IATA’s head of diversity, Jane Hoskisson champions the airline industry’s standout women – and encourages all carriers to take a more proactive approach to equity and inclusion.
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NewsScoot first officer Nicole Chee’s winding path to a 787 cockpit
Scoot first officer Nicole Chee always had a passion for aviation, but it was only the disappearance of a single word from a job advertisement that opened the path to the right-hand seat of a Boeing 787.
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InterviewMiMi Aung’s out of this world Ingenuity
As project manager for NASA’s spectacular unmanned helicopter flights on Mars, MiMi Aung advanced awareness of autonomous capability – and inspired a new generation of scientists.
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