WAI is dedicated to the encouragement and advancement of women in all aviation and aerospace career fields and interests. Our 16,000+ diverse global membership includes aerospace engineers, astronauts, fixed and rotary pilots, maintenance technicians, air traffic controllers, business owners, educators, journalists, flight attendants, high school and university students, air show performers, airport and airline managers and policy-makers.
Scholarships Change Lives! WAI Australia offers a number of scholarships to Australian members. The scholarship program is in its second year with last years recipients receiving over $10,000 dollars worth of education and support through the program This year WAI Australia has added additional scholarships to its program including the PanAir Flight Training scholarships, R&D Aeromedical…
Across the globe women of all ages have pressed for change in their own lives and their wider communities. Over and over they have shown a fearless commitment to make life better for all women. International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day…
The year was 1980, Margaret Sullivan held a commercial pilots licence, a grade two instructor rating, and had a dream to fly in the outback. ‘I was instructing at Albion Park in NSW, when I received a phone call from the owner of Chartair in Alice Springs, he said I had been recommended to him,…
Am I treated differently because I am a female pilot? Did I ever had to prove myself because I am a girl in a man’s world? The answer to those questions would be YES! It is sometimes difficult being female in this industry, you can be treated differently by customers, your colleagues, your instructors, but it is…
