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The Northern Lights Aero Foundation “Elsie” Awards is in its twelfth year of celebrating women in Canada’s aerospace and aviation industries. Other initiatives include a speakers’ bureau, mentorship program and a scholarship program. “Our goal is to bring more recognition to women working in the world of aviation and aerospace in Canada,” says Kathleen Lang, President of the Northern Lights Aero Foundation. The 2021 gala awards dinner is scheduled for Saturday, October 16, 2021 at the Sheraton Parkway Hotel and Suites Conference Centre in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Full details at: Among the winners was for the Flight Operations Award - Stacey Jackson, who has over 20 years of experience in the aviation industry, has done mountainous, glider and medevac flying and captained a Dash-7 for the United Nations in the Middle East and Africa. She received an Honours Diploma in Aviation Flight Technology from Sault College, a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics, Summa Cum Laude, and a Master of Science in Aeronautics, specializing in human factors and aircraft accident investigation, at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Stacey is a member of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI) and is a current aircraft accident investigator with the Air Line Pilots Association, representing WestJet Airlines, where she operates a B737NG. She is the Canadian representative of the International Federation of Airline Pilots' Associations' Female Pilot’s Working Group, focusing on issues that affect female airline pilots globally. Source: Canadian Aviation Historical Society Newsletter for April 2021 |
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