DENVER—The opening session of the 36th annual Women in Aviation International Conference began with a thank-you to the thousands in attendance and quickly turned to addressing the elephant in the room: the current political climate surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and the impact this may have going forward on the aviation and aerospace industries.
In her opening address, WAI CEO Lynda Coffman noted she wrote several versions of her opening address before the presidential election and then updated it in January after the Trump administration announced the removal of programs described as DEI.
