WOMEN NEWS

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Apr 15^th 2021 |

First a field trip, then an internship – and now, a wide-open future in STEMThe sixth-grade field trip changed her life.Muirrin O'Connell was a middle schooler walking the halls of what was then Rockwell Collins...

easyJet launches Virtual Pilot School Visits programme on International Women’s Day to challenge gendered stereotyping of jobs

AIR TRANSPORT | AEROCONTACT | Mon, Mar 15^th 2021 |

easyJet pilots will virtually join classrooms and assemblies up and down the country to show young people what their ...

Empowering Women in Aviation through Training

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Mar 10^th 2021 |

The Sustainable Development Goal 5 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development underscores gender equality as a human right and underlines the importance of women and girls’ empowerment as essential to spur e...

Interview

Safran : "There are still far too few women in industry"

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Mon, Oct 19^th 2020 |

Twenty-three years after graduating, Sandra is back at INSA Lyon Engineering School as a Safran ambassador and mentor for industrial engineering students. She goes alo...

Iberia Pays Tribute to Spain's First Woman Pilot

AIR TRANSPORT | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Oct 1^st 2020 |

In early October 1928, María Bernaldo de Quirós became the first woman in Spain to obtain a pilot’s license. Her superlative stunt flying skills earned her the nickname “Miss Golondrina” [&ldq...

Getting more women into the aviation industry: a day at Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Apr 11^th 2019 |

Each year, more and more women are opting for careers in the aviation sector, even if the percentage is still low: 12...

Riyadh-based airline to recruit Saudi women as co-pilots

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Sept 14^th 2018 |

Riyadh-based carrier Flynas has announced plans to recruit Saudi women to work as co-pilots and flight attendants for the first time, just months after the kingdom li...

Women In Defense welcomes applicants for Horizons scholarships

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Wed, May 2^nd 2018 |

Thousands of dollars await the latest class of candidates for the 2018-19 Horizons Scholarships, Women In Defense announces. The nonprofit organization supporting wome...

Raytheon salutes men and women of the armed services

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Nov 11^th 2013 |

WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Reflections on service and sacrifice mark Veterans Day ceremonies from California to Massachusetts as Raytheon Company (N...

Southwest Airlines Celebrates Our Service Men And Women With Fourth Annual Military Heroes Month In November

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Thu, Nov 7^th 2013 |

DALLAS, Nov. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is committed to honoring and thanking our service...

Four Northrop Grumman Employees Honored at Society of Women Engineer's Conference

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Tue, Oct 29^th 2013 |

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Four Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) employees received...

Women of Color STEM Conference Recognizes 18 Northrop Grumman Employees

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Tue, Oct 22^nd 2013 |

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eighteen Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) employees received awards for their achievements at the 2013 Women o...

Forty Three Lockheed Martin Employees Receive 2013 Women of Color STEM Awards

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Oct 21^st 2013 |

DALLAS, Oct. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Forty three Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] employees are among the recipients of the 2013 Women of Color Science, Technology, Engine...

Flightstore Document the History of Women in Aviation With New Infographic

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Oct 14^th 2013 |

MIRFIELD, England, October 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --A brand new infographic created by leading pilot supply shop, Flightstore, documents the key landmarks for women in ...

Women go Barking Mad for their Pets on Holiday, Reveals Skyscanner

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Tue, Jul 16^th 2013 |

EDINBURGH, Scotland, July 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Far from being a 'man's' best friend, it is women who go barking mad for their dogs on holiday. Female dog owners mis...