Scholarships for A&Ps -- ACT NOW!

Denise Waters, president of Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance, reports:
 
AWAM still has multiple scholarships for which the applications were extended and will be closing Feb 4th. Only female applicants for these particular scholarships.
 
For any women who have an A&P certificate, or will have before taking the courses:

- 3 UPS Maintenance Scholarships [Familiarization Courses on A300, 757, 767]


- 2 UPS Avionics Scholarships. [Fundamentals]


NOTE: UPS Scholarships INCLUDE training plus transportation and lodging (1-2 wks).

For any female students wanting to study at PIA, (Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics):

- 4 PIA Student scholarships.

Also note for next year, AWAM’s complete line of scholarships, including both women and men, comes out every year by September so look on the website for the much longer list of offerings then.

For more information, see AWAM's site at http://awam.org/

Need Member Input for WAI Show Daily

On Saturday during the Conference, we will have a speaker from the Girl Scouts on encouraging girls to be leaders. I am a former Girl Scout and it seems as if many times when I know how to do something unusual and people marvel, "How did you know that?" I say I learned it in Girl Scouts.

So I thought it would be fun to compile some of these things for an article in Saturday's Show Daily. If you are a WAI member, and you were a Girl Scout, please tell me what particular thing you learned in Girl Scouts that you have taken with you into your adult life.

Please include your full name and your WAI member number, and send your responses to me at PatriciaLu@aol.com. Need responses by February 3.

Thanks!

Striking a Balance Panel at WAI Conference Looking for Panel Members

How do military Moms with children manage their careers?  How are YOU doing it?  Share your story and help other women with this BIG question.  

The Women in Aviation International Conference will take place March 8-10, 2012 in Dallas, Texas.   The “Striking a Balance Panel” sponsored by the Women Military Aviators (www.womenmilitaryaviators.org)  will take place on Saturday, March 10, 2012, from 2 to 2:50 PM and is designed to educate women aviators by having active, reserve and guard military women tell the audience just how they manage it.

Three panel members are still needed, especially from the Marine, Army and Coast Guard, but all branches will be considered.  If you are interested in becoming a panel member, contact moderator Barb Garwood (former Air Force pilot and American Airlines Captain) at machnumberone@yahoo.com.

Still Time to Apply for New WAI Scholarships!

This just in! The Boeing Company will award one last minute 737-NG Type Rating Certificate Scholarship. If you have already applied for two other WAI scholarships, you are not eligible to apply for this one. Candidates must possess Commercial, Multi-Engine and Instrument ratings with a minimum of 1,500 hours fixed wing total time, instrument currency and possess a First Class Medical with no waivers.

To apply, complete the official WAI Scholarships 2012 application. Submit a 500 word essay outlining your aviation career plans including how the award of this scholarship will help you obtain your aviation career goals. Applicants must provide one letter of recommendation from a flight instructor whom you have received dual instruction.

The recipient must complete the ATP written exam prior to training. The course duration is approximately 3 weeks and will be scheduled on a space available basis. All standard training materials will be provided. The scholarship does not include transportation, housing, meals or personal expenses. Boeing will provide suggestions for cost effective housing upon request. Scholarship Deadline: January 20, 2012.

(Scholarship value $35,000)

The Joseph Finelli Memorial Aviation Scholarship (2)

The Joseph Finelli Memorial Aviation Scholarship is awarded in memory of the president of Aviation Supplies & Academics (ASA) by his wife, Nancy. Two $2000 scholarships for academic study for either an undergraduate or graduate degree in some aspect of aviation will be awarded. Scholarship Deadline: January 20, 2012.

(Scholarship value $1000 each; $2000 total)

Women in Aviation, International is made up of dreamers–every one of us. Our scholarship awards are a major part of what our organization is all about. In the past 22 years WAI has disbursed millions of dollars to its members to help them get ahead and advance into the aviation and aerospace careers they have always dreamed about. Our scholarships help teachers fulfill their dreams, too, by providing them with the resources they need to bring aviation into their classrooms or to enhance their skills.

Don't delay! Get your scholarship information together and send it in before the deadline! For more information go to: www.wai.org/education/scholarships.cfm.

Three Type Rating Scholarships valued at over $45,000 being awarded at Free China Job Fair

Pan Am International Flight Academy announced that it is awarding three pilot type rating scholarships to pilots attending February’s All China Pilot Job Fair. 

Qualified pilots who have registered to attend either the Miami China Job Fair on February 23-24 held at Pan Am’s headquarters on the Miami International Airport, or the Las Vegas China Job Fair on February 26 are automatically entered into the drawing from which a name will be randomly selected and awarded each of the three days of the fair.  Each scholarship is valued at over $15,000. 

The scholarship type ratings being awarded include:

January 23rd – Miami- Boeing 737 Type Rating Scholarship

January 24th – Miami – Airbus 320 Type Rating Scholarship

January 26th –Las Vegas – Boeing 737 Type Rating Scholarship

The free All China Job Fair, sponsored by Pan Am International Flight Academy and WASINC International, China’s largest pilot leasing company, is expected to be heavily attended with pilots seeking to apply for jobs with ten of China’s top Airlines participating in the event. Visiting Chinese aviation officials and pilots currently employed in China will also be on hand. Conditional job offers are expected to be extended on the spot.

Mr. Gregory Darrow, Pan Am’s Senior Director of Sales states: “We’re excited to offer these type rating scholarships to participating pilots at the fair. An already electrifying event (the job fair) just got more exciting! If you’re a pilot ready to take it to the next level and have an interest in the burgeoning aviation opportunities in China, then this event and these scholarships are just the ticket.” 

To register for the free All China Pilot Job Fair and scholarship, or for additional information, applicants are asked to visit: www.panamacademy.com/china-job-fair.

Calling all WAI Twitterers

Want to Tweet about the upcoming WAI Conference in Dallas? The official Twitter designation for the Conference is #WAI12. (That's WAI followed by the number 12.) Go ahead -- Tweet your intentions to attend!

Nominate A Woman in Technology for an Award

 

Avionics Magazine’s Women in Technology Awards program provides an excellent opportunity to recognize an individual’s or company’s role in promoting women in technology fields. The awards highlight many of the technological innovations driven by women in the field of aviation electronics today. Do you know someone who would be a perfect recipient of these awards?

Check out the award descriptions and nominate yourself, a colleague, or your company to be recognized for their achievements. Award recipients will be honored at an event in Washington, D.C., on June 4, 2012. Deadline for submissions is March 2, 2012.

Headlines from AWAM

AWAM is the Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance, and here are some news flashes from them:

• AWAM Scholarship deadline extended to January 15, 2012!
• AWAM Recurrent Training March 8, 2012, Dallas, TX.
• AWAM Celebrates 15th year anniversary, March 9, 2012, Dallas, TX.

For information on any of these topics, just visit AWAM at http://www.awam.org/.

Volunteer Writers Needed

Are you ready for some CONFERENCE?

We're starting to put together the first issue of The Daily -- that's WAI's own daily newsletter that we distribute at the Conference. There's three issues, the first of which is given to you upon arrival in Dallas when you register.

That's where you come in. We need some help to produce the first issue.

Here's what we need:

Personal essays: The theme of this year's Conference is "Reaching Tomorrow Today" so we want members to write no more than 400 words on this topic. Your essay can explore any aspect of that theme such as: What are you doing today to prepare for your future? What advice would you give a young woman now to make her path smoother in her career? What tools would help you prepare for your own future? When you see your future, what is it? Do not answer all of these questions -- just pick one, or explore a different aspect of the theme and write about that.

We also need a high-resolution photo of you to accompany your article. A photo of you in an aviation setting is preferred, but not required.

You do not have to be a published writer or any thing close -- just be a WAI member with an enthusiastic attitude.

In addition, I have a number of writing assignments about specific topics for the Conference. If you are interested in one of these, contact me at PatriciaLu@aol.com. If you have a specific idea about an article you think would be useful for the Conference, just run it by me.

PERSONAL ESSAYS AND YOUR PHOTO ARE DUE MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2012.

We love that our Daily is member-written, so we're looking forward to reading your articles.

Pat Luebke, Editor of WAI Daily

Fair sex give wings to dreams

Rabia Futehally is perhaps the only hobby flyer in India who used to pilot an aircraft wearing a sari. She was 25-year-old , mother to a nine-month old, when she first climbed into the high cockpit of a Piper PA-18 aircraft in the early sixties.

Futehally was one of the hundred-odd women-women from different generations and countries-who attended a conference on women in civil aviation organised by Indian Women Pilots Association (IWPA) on Friday.

Though there are no definite statistics on gender ratio of pilots in India, according to estimates, women constitute about 10% of employed pilots. It is a higher percentage than other countries . Even though women have a small presence in aviation, their contribution stands out, especially when they are employed as instructors.

"Women see every student's capability and teach accordingly ," says Capt Lisa Clark, who has been an instructor with aircraft manufacturer Boeing for five years. Boeing has quite a few women instructors who train airline pilots on aircraft simulators. But when it comes to training on the actual aircraft, Capt Clark is the only woman in the batch of 17 instructors, in charge of training airline pilots on the Boeing 777 and 787 aircrafts. Read more about women pilots in India by clicking here.

Meet a WAI Member: Maria Ziadie-Haddad

Maria Ziadie-Haddad became the first female captain on Air Jamaica in 1986. She is currently working with Atlas Air Inc in New York.

"I love flying," Ziadie-Haddad said. "I love it! It's in my blood. It's in my nature. My husband is also an airline pilot," she said. "We love it. It started when I was very young and my mom took me for my first flight..." Brian, too, did 21 years with Air Jamaica, 10 years as captain at the Jamaica Defence Force Air Wing and has been with JetBlue as a captain for the past seven years.

He admitted that while he was attracted to Ziadie-Haddad as a pilot, it was really her mind that had him hooked.

Ziadie-Haddad's interest in flying started at age five when she took her first familiarization flight.

This passion was further piqued when she started working with Air Jamaica as a flight attendant in 1974. In March 1975, she took an introductory flight at Wings Jamaica Ltd and commenced flying lessons, earning her private pilot certificate that December.

In 1977, she earned her Jamaican commercial certificate, the third woman to do so in Jamaica. Then in 1978 she worked part time at Rutair and Wings Jamaica Ltd as an instructor before joining Air Jamaica as a second officer in 1979.

Come 2012, the proud female pilot will be flying the new Boeing 747-8 freighters. Ziadie-Haddad is a member of the International Society of Women Airline Pilots, the Ninety-Nines, Women in Aviation International, and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.

Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/allwoman/Maria-Ziadie-Haddad-is-excited-about-flying-planes_10402634#ixzz1hAnbYsWg.

Ziadie-Haddad

Recommended Reading: Flying Lessons: Flying the Modern Airliner Through Magical Skies

Christine Negroni from Women in Aviation, International's LinkedIn site, blogs beautifully about how aviation takes her to some of the most remote spots in the world, and the connections she feels. Read about it here: Flying Lessons: Flying the Modern Airliner Through Magical Skies