Women Pilots

What was it that attracted you to the world of sky travel? Did you have a fascination with aircrafts as a child or were you introduced to flying later in life? Most of the female pilots I’ve met were introduced to aviation by a man in their lives, like a dad, brother, or partner. My […]

While much of the aviation industry is increasingly returning to normal as the pandemic subsides, there are lingering signs that COVID-19 is restricting aviation activities. The Air Race Classic, an air race for female aviators with roots going back as far as 1929, was set to take place last week, but the organizers chose a […]

For so many reading this profile, “giving back” through some form of philanthropic flying is a big part of why we fly. To see the smile on a child’s face when a rescued puppy is delivered to its forever family, or taking a person up for their first taste of what our world of flight […]

When Dr. Peggy Chabrian announced last summer her planned retirement from the organization she founded, Women in Aviation International, the search was on immediately for the person who would steer WAI into the future. On Monday, February 10, the group announced that Allison McKay has accepted the position of CEO, effective February 18. McKay comes […]

She took to flying like an eagle to the sky—to her, flying the Taylorcraft in which she first took lessons was easy. Azellia White watched her husband, Hulon “Pappy” White, fly during his service as a mechanic for the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, and when she expressed an interest in aviation following the […]