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News & Views: Q1

In this Issue: The new IAWA Mobile App, Singapore Forum recap, and information on IAWA's campaign fo...

IAWA Singapore Forum Recap

On February 19th, IAWA hosted its first Asia Forum on the backdrop of the largest Asia Airshow in th...

News & Views: December 2023

In this Issue: Recap of the IAWA 2023 Annual Conference, an update on the 2024 conference location, ...

IAWA Honors Abby Bried with the 2023 IAWA Woman of Excellence Award

The International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA), a global association committed to connecting, ...

IAWA to Discuss Aviation Industry Innovation Drivers in San Diego at their 35th Annual Conference

The International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA), a worldwide organization for women who hold le...

IAWA Celebrates International Women’s Day

The International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA), a worldwide organization for women who hold le...

IAWA Honors Katherine Bennett CBE FRAeS with the 2022 IAWA Woman of Excellence Award

Leesburg, VA – November 3, 2022 - The International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA), a glob...

IAWA to Discuss Aviation Through a Sustainability Lens in Lisbon at their 34th Annual Conference

This year's conference theme is A Way Forward - Aviation Through a Sustainability Lens. It will expl...

Congratulations to Alina Santander named to Aviation Week's 20 Twenties list!

Alina Santander Vinokurova, 2021 scholarship recipient from Vaughn College, was recently named to th...

Welcome New IAWA Board Member Connie Avery

Connie Avery is an accomplished leader in the aviation industry with extensive corporate and militar...

Association & Conference Group and the International Aviation Womens Association Announce Partnership

LEESBURG, VIRGINIA, March 4, 2022 – Association & Conference Group (ACG), a full-service a...

Gender Gap at the Top Reflects Aviation Industry’s Systemic Failure to Advance Women Leaders

• New study from Oliver Wyman and the International Aviation Womens Association examines why th...

IAWA Committee Launches Pilot Program that Introduces Aviation to 5th Graders

On May 20, 2021, the Osceola Magnet School in Vero Beach, Florida was the recipient of a pilot progr...

Communicating with Influence in a World of Change Led by Stacy Hanke

Through an dynamic interview conducted by IAWA’s President Bobbi Wells, Stacey Hanke shared wi...

“There is a great need for visionary and transformative leaders to step forward and reimagine the future of aviation”

Bobbi Wells sat down with America Latina Aeronoticias' (ALA) Managing Editor, Jeff Peet.

A Soothing and Enlightening Discussion on Hygge Led by Sari Vanska

On Thursday, April 1, 2021, IAWA members were treated to a soothing and enlightening discussion with...

Global Aerospace Announces Changes to Claims Leadership Team

Parsippany, New Jersey – Global Aerospace, a leading provider of aerospace insurance, is pleas...

Recap of Privacy & Passenger Biometrics: Developments And Perspectives

On Thursday, March 11 Paul Clark of InterVISTAS Consulting hosted a thought-provoking panel on the t...

IAWA Panel Discussion: The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impacts on Aviation Education

On Thursday, January 21 IAWA partnered with Vaughn College to host a diverse panel of leading female...

IAWA Virtual Speaker Series Kicked Off This November with “IAWA Voices During COVID-19.”

IAWA members and friends gathered virtually on November 19, 2020 to kickoff our virtual speaker seri...

AAR partners with Corporation for Skilled Workforce and Lumina Foundation to reduce labor shortage and increase diversity in the aviation industry

Wood Dale, Illinois, Aug. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AAR (NYSE: AIR), a leading provider of aviati...

Growing Global: IAWA Takes Diversity to New Heights

MOUNT ROYAL, NJ, Dec 19, 2019 - The International Aviation Women's Association (IAWA), a worldwide o...

ALTA and IAWA provide scholarships to aviation students in Panama

Panama, November 26, 2019 – The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) ...

Aerospace & Defense Leadership Forum, January 24, 2020

IAWA Connect Breakfast – Orlando

On January 19th Embry Riddle Aeronautical University kindly hosted a breakfast on behalf of IAWA for...

70th Anniversary of the ICAO SAM Office Celebration

This December 7th, during the celebration 70th Anniversary of the ICAO SAM Office held in Lima, Mari...

IAWA/Wings Club Joint Outstanding Aviator Award Presentation & Reception

IAWA members and Board members attended the yearly Annual Meeting of the Wings where IAWA co-sponsor...

IAWA Soaring Through the Glass Ceiling Survey Reception

The aviation community came together on April 2nd in Washington, DC to hear the preliminary results ...

Connect at the Aviation News Airline Economics Conference

Mylene Scholnick and Lisa Lyons enjoy catching up at IAWA’s Connect held at the Aviation News ...

IAWA Connect Breakfast – Orlando

On January 19th Embry Riddle Aeronautical University kindly hosted a breakfast on behalf of IAWA for...

70th Anniversary of the ICAO SAM Office Celebration

This December 7th, during the celebration 70th Anniversary of the ICAO SAM Office held in Lima, Mari...

30th Annual Conference in Memphis: Civil Rights, Elvis, Ducks and… oh yeah Aviation

Under the theme MAKING CONNECTIONS, the International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA) held its 30...

IAWA Networking Breakfast at the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum

IAWA and ALTA organized a networking breakfast at the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum in Panama, on Octob...

Zoë Laydon Represented IAWA at ATAG’s Sustainable Aviation Summit

Special thanks to Zoë Laydon for representing IAWA on the diversity panel at ATAG’s Susta...

IAWA Connects in Dubai

IAWA members and friends connected on September 23rd in Dubai at the CAE training center. There were...

Charter for UK Women in Aerospace and Aviation takes off

In May this year at an IAWA event at Kennedys law firm, Mary Macleod from Kornferry suggested that t...

Wings Club September Leaders Series

At the Wings Club September Leaders speaker series on September 13th, Fedex Express President and CE...

Soaring Through the Glass Ceiling: Five Aviation/Aerospace Stakeholders Launch Global Study on Women in Leadership

September 13, 2018 – Five stakeholder organizations in the aviation and aerospace industry wil...

From rocker to aviation exec, Mylène Scholnick doesn’t miss a beat

With her dark hair tied back and dressed in a corporate power suit, Mylène Scholnick looks ve...

Cape Town Connect – August 2018

On August 7th, South Africa IAWA co-hosted a Connect with the Professional Women Controllers, Inc. (...

Ballot Box to Wing Box

2018 Farnborough Airshow, the UK Prime Minister announced that “HMG will seek to embed a UK Wo...

Connect: Melbourne, Australia

IAWA coordinated an inaugural Connect in Melbourne, Australia, co-sponsored by Women in Aviation/Aer...

Connect: Farnborough International Airshow

Our friends at Airbus hosted a wonderful IAWA reception at the Airbus Pavilion during the Farnboroug...

TRU Girls Garden Party

TRU Simulation + Training, IAWA’s Bronze Supporter, hosted their TRU Girls Garden Party at the...

IAWA Connect: Chicago, June 25th

AAR, a global provider of aftermarket aviation services to airlines, held an event June 25th at its ...

Fifth Air Law Conference – Creating Legal Gateways in the Italian, European and International Aviation Market

On June 15th Pierallini Law Firm sponsored an incredible reception hosted at the home of Laura Piera...

Use the power of your diversity | Fariba Alamdari | TEDxSeattle

As Vice President of Marketing for Boeing, Fariba Alamdari is the picture of success. But the hurdle...

A Message from IAWA President, Alina Nassar

Countless studies from international organizations and private entities have evidenced how relegated...

The Spirit Foundation from Spirit Airlines grants IAWA with a $20,000 contribution

During their “Bare Fare” Golf Tournament event, the Spirit Foundation from Spirit Airlin...

Connect: Miami at Greenberg Traurig

The Board of Directors and Advisory Board of IAWA held its in-person meeting in May 22 and 23, in Mi...

IAWA’s First Iftar in Dubai Gathering

IAWA VP for Middle East & Africa, Kinda Sarrage, hosted IAWA’s first Iftar in Dubai on Mon...

IAWA Connect in Seville

Networking, aviation and women. Interesting IAWA Connect in Seville, to share points of view and pro...

“The Untapped Workforce”, Featured in Altitudes Europe by René Banglesdorf – IAWA’s VP – Inspire and Lead

René Banglesdorf, IAWA’s VP – Inspire and Lead, recently wrote an article titled ...

Connect: London Breakfast – May 1, 2018

Kennedys and IAWA hosted a London Connect breakfast on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. They were joined by gue...

IAWA Connect: Conference Preview Gathering in Memphis

On April 4, 2018, Robbin Page and Bobbi Wells – both members of IAWA’s Board of Director...

Vaughn WAI: The 3rd Annual Powerful Women in Aviation

On April 17th, Vaughn College held a lunch-and-learn program for female students attending aviation ...

IAWA Connect at the IATA Safety and Flight Operations Conference

More than a hundred people gathered for an IAWA Connect at the IATA Safety and Flight Operations con...

IAWA Members Attend ATW’s Airline Industry Achievement Awards

Aviation Week Network’s Air Transport World hosted their 44th Annual Airline Industry Achievem...

ISTAT Americas in San Diego on March 5 at the Marriott Marquis

Mary Ellen Jones was our keynote speaker and gave us professional advice on how to grow our careers ...

Major General Patrick Henry Brady (US Army Ret.) to Receive 2018 Annual Outstanding Aviator Award

The Wings Club Foundation, Inc. and IAWA (International Aviation Women’s Association) will hon...

Connect: Vaughn College

Sharon DeVivo, President of Vaughn College and IAWA Board member and Michael Brady, Assistant VP of ...

Airbus hosts IAWA Connect at the Singapore Air Show on February 7

Embracing diversity across the regions Airbus hosts IAWA Connect at the Singapore Airshow Airb...

Robbin S. Page joins IAWA’s Board of Directors

Robbin Page was promoted Jan. 18, 2018 to her position as Vice President, FedEx Express Human Resour...

News & Views: January 2018

In this issue: President’s Message; IAWA Selects 2017 Aviation Industry Woman of Excellence Aw...

IAWA 2018 Embry-Riddle Scholarship Awarded to Mengyuan Lu

My name is Mengyuan Lu, graduated from Civil Aviation University of China, coming to Embry-Riddle fo...

IAWA Announces Inaugural General Aviation Women’s Leadership Forum

Registration Now Open for January 25, Boca Raton, FL Event BOCA RATON, FLORIDA – January 5,...

Inspiring Conference Welcome Message from Commissioner Bulc

European Commissioner Violeta Bulc sent an inspiring message to attendees at the 29th Annual Confere...

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