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Me and the planes from the 60/70s🤝
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#privatepilot #pilot #aviation #aviationlovers #femalepilot

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The best
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#pilot #aviation #flying #aviationlovers #plane

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Safe to say I love flying:)
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#pilot #privatepilot #aviation #femalepilot #aviator

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Thank you to our Summit sponsors! ✈️

The inaugural Aviation Inclusivity Summit brought close to 100 people together in Ottawa, and it wouldn’t have been possible without these incredible sponsors!

Thank you for believing in this work. 🌈

Summit photos to come! 📸

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Your office just happens to have wings. ✈️🧽

When you’re starting your aviation career in a 702 or 703 operation, the job is about more than just flying.

On your days off from flying, you might be cleaning the aircraft, organizing the hangar, or getting the airplane ready for its next mission. Unlike flight school, there isn’t always someone else doing the work behind the scenes.

Think of the hangar as your office and the aircraft as your desk. Keep it clean, organized, and professional. It’s a reflection of you, your work ethic, and the operation you represent.

That’s part of being a professional pilot, too. 👩‍✈️

#PilotLife #AviationCareer #CommercialPilot #AviationJobs #WomenInAviation

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🚨 Your flight hours aren’t the only thing getting you hired.

I used to work in HR for an international restaurant company, where I handled hiring for 7 locations and helped with U.S. expansion. I reviewed A LOT of resumes and cover letters.

Then I became the applicant myself and learned how that experience applies to aviation.

Here are 9 things that can take your first pilot application from “okay” to “I want to interview this person”:

1️⃣ Put your flight hours near the top. Make total time, PIC, multi, IFR, etc. easy to find.

2️⃣ Don’t mention your age. Being young doesn’t need to be a headline.

3️⃣ Find a mentor. Have an experienced pilot proofread your application.

4️⃣ Cut the fluff. Hiring managers are busy. Be clear, concise and specific.

5️⃣ Make your contact info professional and easy to find. And please… use a professional email address. 😂

6️⃣ Read the job posting. Use relevant keywords and phrases from it. Show them you understand what they’re looking for.

7️⃣ Have references ready. Ask permission before listing someone.

8️⃣ Skip unrelated hobbies. Focus on experience that demonstrates leadership, teamwork, CRM, communication and decision-making.

9️⃣ Follow up once, professionally. Don’t bombard them. You can absolutely talk yourself out of the candidate pool by becoming annoying.

Your goal isn’t to write the longest cover letter.

It’s to make the employer think:

“Let’s talk to this person.” ✈️

Save this for your next aviation application.

#WomenInAviation #PilotJobs #StudentPilot #AviationCareer #CommercialPilot

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It wasn’t onboard an aircraft, on an Arctic gravel airstrip, or in a busy hangar that I found myself surrounded by incredible women in aviation this weekend. Instead, it was in a Chapters bookstore and convention centre north of Toronto, with the trees full of fall colours and the sky a bright blue.

And it was long overdue.

I departed Halifax for Brampton Friday, arriving at the Pearson Convention Center for the Northern Lights Aero Foundation’s past recipients reception, excited but also a little unsure: after all, it had been 12 years since my last time attending, when I’d been honoured with a Rising Star award for my work in aviation history and with the Canadian Aviation Historical Society. I was 32 at the time, based in Edmonton, with one book out and another on the way.

Flash forward to Friday, when me and my polka dot dress still felt out of place, even with several more aviation history books under my belt. But I’m not an insider and I’m more used to talking to school kids during my author visits than captains of planes and industry. But suddenly there was Rosella Bjornson (Canada Aviation Hall of Fame, Alberta Order of Excellence) beaming at me before giving me a hug, and Kathy Fox (Honorary Colonel in the RCAF and Order of Canada) shaking my hand, and fellow judge for this year’s awards, Retired Lieutenant-General Lise Bourgon chit-chatting in line for a drink.

And after that, I felt the turbulence subside.

I was inspired chatting with Aymie Rioux, one of the Air Canada scholarship recipients, who is originally from the Magdalen Islands. At the age of 35, she left her successful career in maritime operations in both polar regions to retrain as a pilot.

Read the rest on my website at www.daniellemc.com

[Thanks to Phil Lightstone at Wings Magazine for taking this picture and the great conversation!]

#aviation #womeninaviation #books #inspiration #history

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Our Chief Operating Officer, Kiana Hill, will deliver the keynote address today at the 2026 Aviation Inclusivity Summit hosted by @canadianaviationpride ✈️✨

This national, first-of-its-kind forum is dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging across Canada’s aviation industry. 👏👏👏

#WomenInAviation #IskwewAir #canadianaviation

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Officially at 1500 jet hours 🙌🏼
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A tiny four-digit code representing a pretty massive chapter.

1500 hours of chaos, caffeine, checklists, and “wait… I actually get to fly airplanes?”

These last 500 hours have taught me patience, acceptance and resilience : surviving through the uncomfortable seasons without needing to rush through them 🧘🏼‍♀️

Happy #UAECivilAviation Day 🇦🇪

( Milestone a320 cockpit job goals aviation aviator women career airline South Africa ATPL )

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Thank you, @aircanada ✈️

Proud to have Air Canada as our Post Summit Reception Sponsor and Airline Partner for the Aviation Inclusivity Summit 2026. See you in Ottawa October 5 and 6!

#AviationInclusivitySummit #ChangeTakesCourage #AvGeek #InclusiveAviation

@bapn.stargaze @elevateaviation @northernlightsaero @urbanpilotsnetwork

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Aviation will teach you a lot of things: how to handle turbulence, make decisions under pressure, adapt when the weather changes, and stay calm when the plan completely falls apart.

But one of the biggest lessons?

You have to know who you are✨️

Being a woman in aviation means being a minority in a traditionally male-dominated industry. It means sometimes being underestimated, sometimes being the only woman in the room, and occasionally having to prove yourself twice.

So yes — I’m going to be strong-headed.
I’m going to have opinions.
I’m going to take up space in the cockpit.
And I’m absolutely going to walk into that briefing room like I belong there — because I do.

Being a strong woman in aviation isn't about trying to be “one of the guys.”

It’s about becoming damn good at what you do and refusing to shrink yourself to make other people comfortable. ✈️🔥

To every woman building her career in aviation — student pilots, flight instructors, commercial pilots, airline pilots, survey pilots, AMEs, dispatchers, ATC, cabin crew and everyone working behind the scenes:

Keep your standards high. Keep your backbone strong. And keep showing up.

The flight deck needs more women who know exactly why they’re there. ✈️👩‍✈️

#WomenInAviation
#FemalePilot
#Aviation
#WomenWhoFly
#PilotLife

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