Inspired by her WING Flight – “Women Inspiring our Next Generation” experience by Delta eight years ago, Gatlyn Ligon, now a Delta Air Lines Pilot, attended this year’s iteration to continue to inspire the next generation of young women.
The event, hosted this year by The Lone Star Flight Museum in Texas, is designed to inspire girls ages 10 to 17 to consider careers in the aviation industry.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the FAA to close its academy for six months in 2020 and pause on-the-job training at facilities for almost two years. The agency has now hired 1,500 air traffic controllers and met its 2023 goal.
APATS 2023 opens today, back for the first time since 2019. This is the first time I’ve attended APATS, and also my first time in Singapore, so I wasn’t sure what to expect in the city that signifies itself as Passion Made Possible.