By Kathryn B. Creedy In the 1960s movie The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman was told the most lucrative career was plastic. In the 1980s, it was computers. Today, in the 2020s, it is trade skills because many expect these careers to be bullet-proof against Artificial Intelligence (AI). In Florida, a new training center developed a newContinue reading “Florida Aerospace Training Center Contributes to the 21st C Industrial Revolution”
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Have Women Leaders Been Used to Maintain the Patriarchy?
Chisom Udeze makes the case that despite the progress women have made in the past 50 years, it is an illusion because it is designed to uphold the patriarchy. She argues that when we try to force cultural change, we are no longer tolerated and retribution is swift. By Kathryn B. Creedy I was atContinue reading “Have Women Leaders Been Used to Maintain the Patriarchy?”
“Inclusion is Not About Special Treatment it is About Different Design”
The aviation and aerospace industries pivot their thinking to ensure the safety of women and people of color.
Building a Strong K-to-Career Aviation/Aerospace Pipeline
The Power of Aviation Chapter Groups Sign up for a free subscription By Kathryn B. Creedy Few realize the power held by aviation’s chapter groups like the Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance or Women in Aviation International but even fewer of these groups work together to create what will solve the aviation/aerospace workforce shortageContinue reading “Building a Strong K-to-Career Aviation/Aerospace Pipeline”
I Love the Smell of a Pregnant Woman in the Morning
Sign up for a free subscription An Analysis of the Aviation Culture and What to do About It By Kathryn B. Creedy In what I believe is a first for any women in aviation conference, veteran AMTs reported some of the most cringeworthy moments they’ve experienced on the aviation maintenance line. From customers who refuseContinue reading “I Love the Smell of a Pregnant Woman in the Morning”
A&P Value Goes Well Beyond Turning Wrenches
Sign up for a free subscription By Kathryn B. Creedy Representatives from Lockheed Martin and Textron, who began their careers as certificated airframe and powerplant technicians, explored the many careers that certification could lead to including manufacturing and engineering as they addressed the 200+ women gathered at the Inaugural Association for Women in Aviation MaintenanceContinue reading “A&P Value Goes Well Beyond Turning Wrenches”
For PIT Workforce Development is Personal
By Kathryn B. Creedy The aviation and aerospace industries love to tout the billions of dollars they contribute to local economies, but few talk about the personal impact those contributions have on the community. Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), however, is showing how airports contribute beyond the economic impact to elevating the personal lives of thoseContinue reading “For PIT Workforce Development is Personal”
DEN, University of Colorado-DEN Offer Exec-MBA to Produce Aviation Leaders of the Future
As aviation/aerospace education undergoes dramatic changes, University of Colorada Denver and Denver International Airport are redefining the MBA to create future aviation leaders.
Analysis: Overhauling Aviation Training: The Global Push for New Standards — Part I
An international movement gathers momentum to overhaul aviation training in favor of creating global standards, shedding prescriptive practices and devices and ending scattershot international regulatory standards. By Kathryn B. Creedy A decade ago, I called for pilot training reform in a series for Forbes Online, reform that ensured higher quality and better trained pilots. ButContinue reading “Analysis: Overhauling Aviation Training: The Global Push for New Standards — Part I”
Economic and Workforce Development Drive Aviation Education Nationwide
Pennsylvania latest state to target aviation and aerospace careers for both economic and workforce development. By Kathryn B. Creedy A quiet revolution is underway across America, one that is developing K-Career pipelines for aspiring aviation and aerospace personnel. The revolution is driven by state and local government economic and workforce development officials partnering with localContinue reading “Economic and Workforce Development Drive Aviation Education Nationwide”
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