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Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week {WOAW} is a global aviation awareness week for girls of all ages observed to mark the anniversary of the world’s first female pilot licence (March 8, 1910). The week is a call to address gender imbalance in the air and space industry.
From 6 to 12 March 2010, to celebrate the Centennial of Licensed Women Pilots, women pilots from eight countries on three continents used 20 types of aircraft to establish a new world record: 310 girls and women introduced to piloting by women pilots in one week. [13] Women of Aviation Worldwide Week is held annually during the week that ...
Women in Aviation International (WAI) formed in 1990 and formalized the organization in 1994. [242] [243] WAI went on to establish the Pioneer Hall of Fame to honor women in aviation who had made special contributions to the field. [244] In 1995, the Federation of European Women Pilots (FEWP) was founded in Rome.
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Sutton began her aviation journey at 16 years old by flying gliders. Having obtained her power licence, she joined South Australia Police to fund her commercial pilot licence. Sutton commenced her aviation career flying small propeller aircraft for a regional airline before accepting a job with Qantas as a second officer on the Boeing 747 in 1989.
The Women in Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame was established in 1992. Its purpose is to honor women who make significant contributions as record setters, pioneers, or innovators in the aviation and aerospace industries. WAI solicits nominations from throughout the aviation industry each year for the WAI Pioneer Hall of Fame. [15]
WAI solicits nominations from throughout the aviation industry each year for the WAI Pioneer Hall of Fame. [1] Inductees are chosen from the nominations by a committee, "with special consideration given to individuals who have helped other women become successful in aviation or opened doors of opportunity for other women."
Marge Hurlburt (December 30, 1914 – July 4, 1947) [1] was an American aviator who flew with the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II and set a women's international air speed record in 1947.