Our last webinar for March also marked the end of Women’s History Month in the United States, with our topic focusing on women in aviation communications. HAI President and CEO Jim Viola opened the webinar citing the FAA’s recent report on women in aviation, which highlighted the obstacles that still remain for women in the field. Jim closed his comments by pledging to help improve career opportunities in the rotorcraft industry.

HAI’s Director of Publications and Media, Gina Kvitkovich, moderated the webinar, which featured three accomplished female writers who are also helicopter pilots. Georgina Hunter-Jones, publisher of Helicopter Life magazine, was honored for receiving HAI’s 2022 Salute to Excellence Communications Award. She was joined by Elan Head, senior editor of The Air Current, and HAI contributor Jen Boyer, principal of Flying Penguin Communications.