Press Releases

Wednesday Was Women’s Day at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

2016-07-27 17:45

Full day of activities gives visibility to hundreds of pro-aviation women

Now in its ninth successful year, WomenVenture activities were expanded this year to a week-long event, but Wednesday was declared Women’s Day at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. WomenVenture has provided a way for women to connect at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh while having Oshkosh-style fun at the same time.

WAI Hosts Seattle Regional Conference

2016-07-19 (All day)

Meeting planned for September 16-17, 2016

Women in Aviation International has a regional conference planned in Seattle, Washington, September 16-17, 2016. The two-day regional conference will be held at Seattle’s famed Museum of Flight and the Seattle Airport Marriott and begins with a tour of the Boeing Company headquarters.

WAI LAUNCHES ALL-NEW MEMBER-FRIENDLY WEBSITE

2016-07-06 (All day)

Women in Aviation International today announces the launch of its new, fully-featured website at www.WAI.org . The website has extensive content including information on scholarships, history, events, mentorships, chapter information, and aviation careers. It was designed with the WAI member in mind – to make navigation and information access as simple as possible to WAI’s 12,000 members worldwide.

WAI Scholarships for 2017 Announced: More Than $600,000 Estimated to be Awarded

2016-07-05 08:00

Applicants: Start Applying!

As of today’s launch date, WAI is offering 98 scholarships valued at $499,000. Scholarships are available for nearly every interest in aviation and aerospace and include academic scholarships, flight training scholarships, aviation maintenance centered scholarships, advanced flight ratings and type ratings, and a wide variety of other options. The majority of these scholarships will be awarded at the 28th annual International Women in Aviation Conference at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort March 2-4, 2017, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Additional scholarships will be added in the coming months, and the total value of awarded scholarships typically reaches more than $600,000 annually.

WomenVenture at Oshkosh: Nine Years Old and Going Strong

2016-06-27 08:00

Weeklong event planned for AirVenture 2016

WomenVenture 2016 has been expanded to include daily activities planned to attract and inspire female show-goers at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Throughout the years, WomenVenture has enhanced the presence of women at AirVenture and given show-goers the opportunity to bond with other women who share their passion for all things aviation.

The heart of WomenVenture is Wednesday, July 27, which kicks off with the WAI Connect Breakfast at 8:00 a.m. in the EAA Nature Center Pavilion. Sherry Carbary, Vice President, Flight Services, Commercial Aviation Services, Boeing Commercial Airplanes will speak along with Jackie Nesselroad, Boeing director of production operations for the Space Launch System New Orleans facility, managing the teams building the core stages of the Mars rocket for NASA.

Plans Taking Shape for September 24th International Girls in Aviation Day

2016-06-20 08:00

WAI chapters busy at work to plan memorable days for girls

Women in Aviation International has declared September 24, 2016, as the second annual Girls in Aviation Day. On this day, WAI chapters around the globe will host their own one-day event to attract more young women to the aviation and aerospace communities with a day of activities appealing to girls ages 8 to 16 years of age. This program is an outgrowth of the successful Girls in Aviation Day events held during International Women in Aviation Conferences since 2012.

Statement of WAI President Dr. Peggy Chabrian on the passing of WAI Pioneer Mary Feik

2016-06-13 08:00

We are deeply saddened to learn of WAI Pioneer Mary Feik's passing June 10, 2016. Mary, WAI #53, was a maintenance instructor for the US Army Air Corps, and later became the first woman engineer in R&D for the USAF Air Technical Service Command. She was a renowned ambassador for the Civil Air Patrol, the first woman to receive the FAA Taylor Master Mechanic Award, and recipient of the Katharine Wright Trophy. Mary was the 2014 inductee into the First Flight Society's Paul Garber Shrine at Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk, NC and was the recipient of many other...

WAI Wishes Blue Skies and Tailwinds to Air Race Classic Pilots

2016-06-02 (All day)

40th Air Race Classic Launches June 21

Women in Aviation International extends best wishes to the 71 teams of women pilots competing in this year's Air Race Classic. The 40th annual Air Race Classic begins and ends at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - beginning at the Prescott, Arizona, campus on June 21, 2016, and ending on June 24, 2016, at the Daytona Beach campus. The race course extends across 12 states and 2,716 miles, with women from all walks of life, from ages 17 to 90, racing this year.

"My best advice for the race teams is to fly safe and...

Women in Aviation International Has Big Summer Planned

2016-05-04 08:00

Outreach, outreach, outreach!

Women in Aviation International (WAI) has three events planned in the coming months to continue its aggressive outreach to attract more women to the aviation community. These events include a regional conference, WomenVenture as part of EAA AirVenture, and a repeat of the very successful international Girls in Aviation Day.

"The original impetus for Women in Aviation International was to facilitate opportunities to network for women who share a passion for all things aviation," said WAI President Dr. Peggy Chabrian. "...

King Schools Scholarship Puts WAI Over the $10 Million Mark

2016-03-29 08:00

More than 100 scholarships were distributed to WAI members during the recent 27th annual International Women in Aviation Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, March 10-12, 2016. These scholarships were given to WAI members at every stage of life, from university students to mature members seeking a mid-life career change to aviation. A total of $661,234 in scholarships were awarded, bringing the total scholarships awarded to more than $10,100,000 since the inception of the scholarship program in 1995.

The scholarship which pushed the total dollar value past the $10 million mark was...