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.
To commemorate the 8th Annual Girls in Aviation Day, Women in Aviation International is relaunching its Aviation for Girls App with new features including scholarship information, virtual tours, interviews, and more.
For the eighth year in a row, Women in Aviation (WAI) International has received a grant from the International Society of Transport Aircraft Training (ISTAT) Foundation, an organization committed to fostering interest in, creating opportunities for, and providing assistance to the global aviation community.
Women in Aviation International held one of its largest and most successful annual gatherings during the 33rd Annual International Women in Aviation Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
Women in Aviation International has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to strengthen the organization’s initiatives of encouraging youth to pursue STEM futures.
With 85 individual events presented worldwide, Women in Aviation International’s Girls in Aviation Day on 25 September 2021 reached nearly 10,000 attendees.
For the seventh year in a row, Women in Aviation International received a $12,500 grant from The International Society of Transport Aircraft Training Foundation, which funds educational programs that advance commercial aviation.