Women in Aviation International recently received a $10,000 grant from the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) Foundation, which funds educational programs that advance commercial aviation. This is the second year that WAI has received an ISTAT grant. The grant will be used to expand the distribution of Aviation for Girls magazine, an important resource for […]
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Women in Aviation slates Seattle regional conference
Women in Aviation International will host a regional conference in Seattle, Washington, Sept. 16-17, 2016. The two-day conference will be held at Seattle’s Museum of Flight and the Seattle Airport Marriott and begins with a tour of the Boeing Company headquarters. Speakers for Saturday, Sept. 16 include Sherry Carbary, vice president-flight services for Boeing Commercial Airplanes; […]
WAI scholarships for 2017 expected to top $600,000
Applications are now being taken for Women in Aviation’s scholarships for 2017. As of early July, the association is offering 98 scholarships valued at $499,000. Scholarships are available for nearly every interest in aviation and aerospace and include academic scholarships, flight training scholarships, aviation maintenance centered scholarships, advanced flight ratings and type ratings, and a […]
Plans taking shape for International Girls in Aviation Day
Women in Aviation International has declared Sept. 24 as the annual Girls in Aviation Day. On this day, WAI chapters around the globe will host their own one-day event to attract more young women to the aviation and aerospace communities with a day of activities appealing to girls ages 8 to 16 years of age. […]
Women in Aviation makes big plans
Women in Aviation International (WAI) has three events planned in the coming months to continue its outreach to attract more women to the aviation community. These events include a regional conference, WomenVenture as part of EAA AirVenture, and a repeat of international Girls in Aviation Day. “The original impetus for Women in Aviation International was […]
Women in Aviation expands board
Karen Gebhart, Vice President of Business Development for the Helicopter Association International, was elected for a two-year term as the chair of Women in Aviation International’s (WAI) board of directors at the 2016 International Women in Aviation Conference. She is a private pilot and industry veteran who previously worked for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots […]
Women in Aviation tops $10 million in scholarships
At the 27th annual International Women in Aviation Conference, held March 10-12 in Nashville, the association handed out 126 scholarships, topping the $10 million mark since the inception of the scholarship program in 1995. At this year’s show, scholarships were distributed to WAI members at every stage of life, from university students to mature members seeking […]
Women in Aviation creates Girl Scout patch
Women in Aviation International has created a Girl Scout fun patch to award to Girl Scouts who take part in Girls in Aviation Day events. The first chance girls will have to earn the patch will be at Girls in Aviation Day Nashville, on Saturday, March 12, at the International Women in Aviation Conference. The patch […]
Sporty’s Foundation gives grant to Girls in Aviation Day
Women in Aviation International has received a $3,200 grant from The Sporty’s Foundation, which will be used to buy instructional sectional charts to use as a hands-on teaching activity for girls ages 8 to 16 for this year’s Girls in Aviation Day, slated for Sept. 24. “Sporty’s has been a sponsor of Girls in Aviation Day since its […]