RAeS Women in Aviation

The Royal Aeronautical Society’s Women in Aviation and Aerospace Conference attracted more than 100 delegates to hear a wide range of speakers across different job functions and sectors of the industry.

The conference, sponsored by Airbus UK, also provided the launch pad for the Society’s new group, Women in Aviation and Aerospace, and of the group’s report into The Future for Women in Aviation and Aerospace.

Keynote speaker Chris Browne, Managing Director of Thomson Airways, the UK’s third biggest airline, gave an inspiring address that charted a career that has made her the highest-ranking woman in aviation today. She recalled how two important stepping stones in her career both coincided with major international events that had a huge knock-on effect on the airline industry – the Iraq War and the terrorist attacks of 9/11....