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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”

Opinion: Concrete Steps for WAI and Members to Change the Culture — Part Two

Editor’s Note: This editorial is my own personal opinion based on 40 years covering the aviation industry. It is second in a series in response to the #WAI2025 session on what male allies can do to support women. Part One — Opinion: Male Ally Discussion Very Disturbing with No Mention of Safety Kathryn B. CreedyContinue reading “Opinion: Concrete Steps for WAI and Members to Change the Culture — Part Two”

Opinion: Male Ally Discussion Very Disturbing with No Mention of Safety – Part One

Editor’s Note: This editorial is my own personal opinion based on 40 years covering the aviation industry. By Kathryn B. Creedy As I sat in the Friday afternoon discussion of male allies at the Women in Aviation International conference, I grew angrier and angrier. Sure, they were saying all the right things. They were tellingContinue reading “Opinion: Male Ally Discussion Very Disturbing with No Mention of Safety – Part One”