The upcoming Girls in Aviation Day boasts more than 50 events in the United States and a growing list of international events.
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Women in Aviation now accepting applications for scholarships
Women in Aviation is accepting applications for 108 scholarships that will be awarded at their 30th annual conference set for March 14-16, 2019 in Long Beach, California.
Video: Cheers to 30 years
Officials at Women in Aviation International recently posted a video looking back at the organization’s 2018 conference in Reno, as well as a look forward to the 2019 conference in Long Beach, California.
Mission accomplished: #HonoringTheWASP
As the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) celebrated its 75th Anniversary Homecoming at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, members of Women in Aviation International and others in the aviation community honored those pioneering World War II women who have passed by visiting and decorating their graves during Memorial Day weekend. A contingent led by WAI […]
#HonoringTheWASP this Memorial Day
Women in Aviation International will be #HonoringTheWASP over Memorial Day weekend 2018 by visiting their graves and leaving an appropriate decoration, such as flowers or other remembrances. Texas Woman’s University, the repository of the Women Airforce Service Pilots Archive, has provided WAI with a database of WASP gravesites which may be downloaded at WAI.org. Pilots and […]
Sarina Houston awarded Martha King scholarship
Sarina Houston of Pittsboro, North Carolina, was awarded the third Martha King Scholarship for Women Flight Instructors during the annual Women in Aviation International Conference. This scholarship consists of $5,000 toward flight training and free, lifetime access to all King Schools courses, including FIRCs for life. The value is over $18,000. In her words from […]
Free drone seminar slated in Reno
“Tap into the Drone Market,” a free seminar hosted by Women in Aviation International (WAI) during its annual convention in Reno, will be open to the public. The seminar is slated for March 23, 2018, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Convention Room C4. This session, led by industry experts, […]
Women take flight at New England Air Museum
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — The New England Air Museum will hold its annual Women Take Flight event Saturday, March 3, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in commemoration of Women’s History Month. Visitors of all ages are invited to celebrate women’s contributions to aerospace history through special events, hands-on activities, and lectures from special guest […]
Girls look to the sky
All over the world in late September, thousands of girls were introduced to aviation. For the third annual Girls in Aviation Day, 74 events were held for an estimated 9,700 girls in the United States, Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Switzerland, and Zambia. The day’s mission: Help girls between the ages […]