Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

Organizers par excellence.

The 1995 Canadian Women in Aviation Conference was an unqualified success, bringing over 30 aviation enthusiasts together for three-and-a-half days of stimulating conversation and camaraderie.

Congratulations to Cathy Fraser, Air Canada First Officer - A320 and Co-Chair; Anna Pangrazi, pilot and Speaker Coordinator, Captain Micky Colton - Military Coordinator and Denise Egglestone, Air Canada Flight Operations Ground Training Instructor - Co-Chair and Treasurer for putting together an extraordinary event.

Pioneering peers.

Below, left to right: 

• Captain Rosella Bjornson, B-737 - Canadian Airlines was the first woman to fly jets for a major airline in north America in 1973 and later became Canada's first female captain at a major airline. 
• First Officer Judy Cameron, B-767, was Air Canada's first female pilot in 1978. 
• First Officer Glenys Robison, DC-9 is the youngest female pilot ever hired by Air Canada. She joined the company in 1980 at the age of 21. 
• First Officer Suzanne Pettigrew, DC-9 has been flying for 17 years and rebuilt airplanes early in her career when pilot positions were unavailable. 
• First Officer Cathy Fraser, A320 was told by her high school career counsellor that becoming a pilot was not possible for a girl. She has been flying for 17 years. 
• Denise Egglestone was Air Canada's first woman Ground Training Instructor in Flight Operations and has been flying for over 18 years.

Source: Air Canada "Horizons" magazine September 1995

Women in Aviation International’s 6th Annual Girls in Aviation Day (GIAD) was celebrated virtually September 26, 2020, with the launch of the exciting new Aviation for Girls App, sponsored by the U.S. Air Force. Within the first week, this free, year-round experience for girls ages 8-17 has already connected thousands of participants in 55 countries.

Source: www.wai.org/news