By Kathryn B. Creedy — Special to National Coalition for Aviation & Space Education The National Coalition for Aviation & Space Education presented its Judith A. Rice Crown Circle Award for Aerospace Education Leadership to Jim Brough, national aviation and space education program manager at the Federal Aviation Administration. The award, presented with his familyContinue reading “FAA’s Jim Brough Honored for Lifetime Achievement in Aviation/Aerospace Education with NCASE Rice Award”
Tag Archives: Aviation
NCASE Launches Membership Campaign
Special to National Coalition for Aviation & Space Education Every CEO is asking the same question: Where is the next generation of mechanics, pilots, and engineers coming from? Every student is asking: How do I start? Every parent is asking: How do I pay for it? The National Coalition for Aviation & Space Education isContinue reading “NCASE Launches Membership Campaign”
FAA Kicks Off School Year with Pathways to Flight Open Forum
By Kathryn B. Creedy Special to the National Coalition for Aviation & Space Education With over 100 educators and aviation professionals tuning in nationwide, FAA opened its 2026-27 school season with an open forum to introduce educators to some of the best programming available to connect students to aviation and aerospace careers. In addition toContinue reading “FAA Kicks Off School Year with Pathways to Flight Open Forum”
Career Advice from the CEO
By Kathryn B. Creedy Aviation and aerospace have dozens of conferences but those that represent women and minorities are not graced with the attendance of a lot of airline CEOs. But all of them are a priority for GoJet CEO Rick Leach, who not only supports the organization, shows up but runs an evening KaraokeContinue reading “Career Advice from the CEO”
Becoming Familia
By Kathryn B. Creedy Orlando, FL, Sept 20, 2026 — As I listened to Former United CEO Oscar Munoz and LPA President Claudia Zapata-Cardone during the fourth Latino Professionals in Aerospace conference, I thought, “this is different.” I’m used to staid business of the National Business Aviation Association conference or the shock of seeing 5000Continue reading “Becoming Familia”
Florida Aerospace Training Center Contributes to the 21st C Industrial Revolution
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”
“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”
Rosie the Riveter Lives On
Sign up for a free subscription By Kathryn B. Creedy Rosie the Riveter remains alive and well and she spent last weekend in Dallas at the Inaugural Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance (AWAM) conference where 228 aviation maintenance technicians, students and instructors gathered in what can only be described as a history making event.Continue reading “Rosie the Riveter Lives On”
