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Sunday, January 22nd – Red Tails Movie Showing
A crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty under the guidance of Col. A.J. Bullard. Join Chicago's Leading Edge Chapter as we watch this epic story unfold at AMC Hodgkins Theater at 11:15 am on…
January 9th – January Meeting at Air Classics Museum
Our January meeting will be held at Air Classics Museum at Aurora Airport. Join us on January 9th, 2012 at 6:30PM as we plan our Women in Aviation display for the museum's open house in summer 2012. We currently have a temporary exhibit on display and will use this meeting to create a more permanent…
Sunday, December 4th, 2011 from 12PM-3PM – Join us for
This year’s Holiday Party will be held at Maggiano’s Little Italy at Oakbrook Center and will be followed by a little holiday shopping. As in previous years we will collect an aviation related toy from each attendee and donate to a Chicago area charity. Additionally, we will have an ornament exchange, so bring an aviation…
November 7th – November Meeting at the College of DuPage’s
To meet community and student demands for newer programs and to be at the forefront of ever-changing training regulations and increasing requirements for Criminal Justice, the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy and Fire Science/EMS training programs, the College of DuPage has constructed a new 60,000 square-foot building. A feature element to this building is an Immersive…
November 5th – Lewis University Career Conference
This conference is open to anyone interested in learning more about a career in the aviation industry including positions as an airline pilot, corporate pilot, air traffic controller, maintenance, airport management and the FAA. If you are interested in attending and hearing what industry professionals have to say about their careers and how they earned…
Chicago’s Leading Edge Future’s Unlimited Scholarship
Apply now for the Chicago’s Leading Edge 2012 Scholarship! The recipient of the award will receive $750 intended to cover conference registration, banquet, hotel, and airfare for one person to attend WAI’s 2012 Annual Conference in Dallas, TX, March 8-10, 2012. The 2012 Future’s Unlimited Scholarship is sponsored by Chicago’s Leading Edge Chapter, Women in…
WAI Pioneer Hall of Fame 2011
June 25 — Women With Wings at Chanute Air Museum in Rantoul IL with keynote speaker Maj. L. Tammy Duckworth Each year, the WAI organization solicits nominations from throughout the aviation industry for the WAI Pioneer Hall of Fame. Chicago's Leading Edge Chapter nominated Maj. L. Tammy Duckworth. Women in Aviation member L. Tammy Duckworth serves as the…
WAI Dispatcher Scholarship Award
WAI Scholarship Winner Jennifer Alicz Congratulations to Chicago's Leading Edge Chapter member and Outreach Chair, Jen Alicz, recipient of the WAI Airline Ground School Inc. Dispatcher Training Scholarship. The scholarship will include a Distance Learning Course with a six day residency in Florence, KY. At the end of the program Jen will take her oral and practical exams…
Networking, Education and Advancement
22nd Annual International Women in Aviation Conference February 24-26, 2011, Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada Participants in the 2011 WAI Conference will be immersed in the tactics and strategies necessary for successful aviation careers. More than 3,000 women and men from all segments of the aviation industry are expected to attend. The 2011 Conference is…
NIFA Scholarship
Congratulations Scholarship Recipients, Jennifer Alicz National Intercollegiate Flying Association Scholarship Winner Jennifer AliczJennifer Alicz earned the Women’s Achievement Award, sponsored by the Ninety-Nines, Inc., International Organization of Women Pilots. The prestigious award recognizes the recipient’s academic accomplishments, aviation involvement and community service. Jennifer is a member of WAI Chicago’s Leading Edge Chapter, recent graduate of…
Congratulations Megan Montgomery
Megan Montgomery ISA + 21 Scholarship Winner A very special congratulations to our own Megan Montgomery, recipient of the International Society of Women Airline Pilots Fiorenza de Bernardi Scholarship. Megan is the Secretary/Treasurer of WAI Chicago's Leading Edge Chapter and the Assistant Chief Pilot at Lewis University. She is also the Lewis staff advisor to the…
More Scholarship Winners Announced
Going to the Women in Aviation International Conference in Orlando, Florida this spring just got easier for these outstanding young women. Rachel Lynch Rachel Lynch had always dreamed of a career in aviation, but never thought it could become a reality. It was during her junior year in high school, after talking with her father…