Women in Aviation Conference

Join Chicago’s Leading Edge Chapter of Women in Aviation at the 28th annual Women in Aviation Conference in Orlando, Florida on March 2-4th, 2017!  This year, Women in Aviation marks 28 years of coming together, mentoring, networking, and sharing the trademark positive energy found at our annual conference. Our members make WAI the passionate, dynamic organization it is, and the future is bright.

In 2016:

  • Nearly 5,000 attendees, including 91 international guests representing 16 countries, joined WAI in Nashville, Tennessee for the 27th annual International Women in Aviation Conference.
  • The exhibit hall hosted 170 separate companies and organizations representing all aspects of the aviation community.
  • A total of 126 scholarships were awarded to WAI members at every stage of their career. The $661,234 in scholarships awarded this year put the total of all WAI scholarships awarded since 1995 over $10,000,000.

We hope to see you there!

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