All Things Aviation & Aerospace

UPCOMING Challenge Air 'FLY DAY' EVENTS: Tulsa - Saturday, September 12th 2026 Kansas City - Saturday, September 19th 2026 Denver - Saturday, October 3rd, 2026 McKinney - Saturday, October 17th Challenge Air was created to change the perception of children with special needs through the gift flight. Since 1993, we have been committed to making a difference in the lives of children with s...

In September of 2025 1 had the honor and privilege of doing a one on one interview with the legendary Latina aviator Olga Custodio, the first Latina U.S. Air Force pilot among first female military pioneers to graduate from the USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training program. After 24 years of service, Lt. Colonel Custodio retired and continued her Latina pioneering legacy with American Airlines eventua...

During my visit to Vaughn College my panel of guests included Sharon DeVivo, President and CEO of Vaughn College since 1996 sitting in the Air Traffic Control Radar lab; Domenic Prosaic, Vice President of Training sitting in the maintenance hangar; Steve Fanno, an Adjunct Professor and Air Traffic Simulator Instructor sitting in the control tower mock-up with a view of La Guardia airport behind hi...

A few days ago, an iconic aviation legend, Clay Lacy, founder of Clay Lacy Aviation, turned 93 years old. It is a milestone that encompasses a lifetime of passion for aviation from the consummate aviator who simply says "lucky me". A few days ago, an iconic aviation legend, Clay Lacy, founder of Clay Lacy Aviation, turned 93 years old. It is a milestone that encompasses a lifetime of pas...

Meet in person the author of 'Memories of a Tuskegee Airmen Nurse and Her Military Sisters' Pia Marie Winters Jordan this Saturday, March 8th at 1:00pm in the College Park Aviation Museum located at College Park Airport. Pia Jordan is the daughter of U.S. Army Nurse First Lieutenant Louise Lomax, one of 28 members of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps assigned to the Tuskegee Airmen medical facil...

Please checkout this live mentoring conversation with the up and coming generation of private aviation culinary professionals including one who is also pursuing a professional pilot career. Join Executive Chef Young Park, the founder of First Chime and I as we discuss in detail the rewarding opportunities of catering meals for private jet passengers. You'll meet Kailyn Williams, a recent grad...

Attention all students looking for scholarship support in pursuit of a career in aviation. Hear all of the details, inside perspectives, and application strategies from two leading aviation organizations focused on giving a boost to aspiring young aviation professionals. Joining me is Tracie Carwile, the CEO & Executive Director on the Board of Directors for Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA) w...

While discussing the origin of her storied flying career, Captain Theresa Claiborne and I had an inspiring roundtable airline career mentoring talk with three very impressive aspiring aviators who are all well on their way towards flying professionally one day. Joining us were Abby Awosanya, a commercial pilot with a multiengine rating and is a certified instrument flight instructor who graduated...

Starting their 30th year with great recognition, Go Rentals co-founder and CEO Kaye Gitibin is being honored at the 22nd Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards Gala with the Eren Ozmen Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Highly appropriate given their modest start with one location with a little over a handful of vehicles to over 250 locations and growing. I feel privileged knowing Kaye and...

Welcome to Latinas in Aviation. For the last three years the iconic College Park Aviation Museum located at the historical College Park Airport which is conveniently located in the heart of the DMV (District. Maryland, Virginia) has hosted the Latinas in Aviation Global Festival. This Saturday, September 14th will be the 4th annual celebration of Latinas in Aviation with a variety of activities an...

NASA is looking for aspiring aerospace professionals from diverse backgrounds who are passionate about the opportunities and possibilities with all that NASA offers. My conversation included expertise and guidance from `Mai Miller, the NASA Pathways Program Coordinator, at the NASA Kennedy Space Center, and personal insight and perspectives from current NASA Pathways interns Cedric Anderson at the...

Airport management legend Angela Gittens talks openly with me and shares insight about her distinguished aviation career, her unexpected career path, and the rewards of her accomplishments. Angela has served as the Director General of Airports Council International (ACI World) before retiring in 2020; she was CEO for Miami International and Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta airports; and in addition to s...

Earlier this year, I had the privilege of visiting and touring the DaVinci Inflight Training Institute which is adjacent to the Ft. Lauderdale Executive airport. Besides being impressed with what I saw at this state of the art cabin crew member professional training facility, I had an enlightening sidebar conversation with Paula Kraft that made me ask, how soon can you be a guest on my show? Her a...

Looking for career opportunities and possibilities in aviation and aerospace? Join me as we share a detailed overview of the Women in Aviation International 2024 conference taking place March 21-24 at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida are Lynda Coffman, the newly selected CEO of Women in Aviation International (WAI), and Stephanie Kenyon, recently promoted to the position of WA...

Everything you have ever wanted to know about the helicopter industry with 60 plus helicopters on display along with over 600 helicopter industry exhibitors. has gotten even better. The Helicopter Association International has evolved into the Vertical Aviation International. To talk about Heli-Expo in detail are my guests James Viola, President and CEO, Helicopter Association International (HAI);...

I had the pleasure of spending the day at one of the many 'Girls in Aviation' day events, this one hosted by the Capital Region Chapter of Women in Aviation International taking place in the hangar of Signature Flight Support at Reagan National airport in Washington, D.C. During my livestream broadcast, I was joined by guest co-hosts Ruth-Ann Sutherland, a Trip Service Specialist at Gran...

A one-on-one illuminating conversation with Billy Nolen, the Chief Safety Officer for Archer Aviation after recently leading the FAA as Acting Administrator. Billy and I talked on a range of aviation related subjects, from his over three decade flying and flight safety career, to how Archer Aviation is paving a significant path in Advanced Air Mobility with its 'Midnight' eVTOL aircraft...

Ruth-Ann Sutherland, Trip Service Specialist, GrandView Aviation Anna Cutter, Sales and Charter Coordinator, Cutter Aviation Yarisse Adorno Oyola, Graduate Student, Florida Institute of Technology, Graduate Research Assistant Shauntel Clarke, MS Aviation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University All Things Aviation & Aerospace is an aviation career-oriented webcast providing insight on the variety...

Now here's an area of aviation that you don't hear talked about that often, even though it is an essential aspect of the industry. I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to have a roundtable chat with a couple of seasoned aircraft sales professionals along with two relatively new young aircraft sales professionals, all of whom provided great insight. Given the great opportunities available...

Meet my guests Carol Dean, the Founder and Chairman and currently a Boeing 757 pilot for FedEx; Cheryl Pitzer, Former MD-11 Chief Pilot, currently flying for FedEx, also an MD-10 volunteer pilot for Orbis International, and a Board Director; Christine Kelley, F-35 Contract Instructor pilot for Lockheed Martin at Eglin AFB, and is the Secretary of the Board; aspiring Grand Dame Sydney Bethea, flies...

Hear firsthand from the leadership of the National Aviation Hall of Fame about their mission, history, education initiatives, and this year's Enshrinee Class of 2023. Joining me are: James Cooling, NAHF Chairman of the Board and founding partner of Cooling and Herbers, P.C. Aimee Maruyama, NAHF President and CEO Douglas Schwartz, NAHF Vice Chairman of the Board All Things Aviation & Aeros...

Want to  be an airline pilot? Let Delta Air Lines tell you how through their very versatile Propel Pilot Career Pathways program which provides four different ways to pursue a professional pilot career. Join my conversation with the Propel team along with two actively flying Delta pilots who came up through the Propel program. My guests include: Kelvin Mason, the General Manager of Delta Air Lines...

One of the greatest things to happen for high school curriculums is the addition of aviation STEM related courses. The relatively new Tango Flight program is a prime example of what can be done to inspire high school age students to pursue careers in the aviation and aerospace sectors of technology. I had for incredible guests including the founder of Tango Flight, Dan Weyant; the Vice President o...

On Thursday, July 27th during EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh, I live streamed on location from the EAA Youth Education Center located in the EAA Aviation Museum and was able to speak to a couple of lady aviators who were actually camping on the airport grounds there at Wittman Regional airport, as well as from Paul Maloy, the EAA Youth Education Center, Director of Education. My special guests were Ref...

Every year the Women in Corporate Aviation organization award a variety of aviation scholarships to aspiring aviation professionals, whether they are just beginning their careers, joining aviation from another industry entirely, or advancing their existing aviation career. WCA scholarships support careers in everything from aviation maintenance and being a professional pilot to corporate flight at...