Friday, July 12, 2024 Last week, Air Canada proudly sponsored The Ninety-Nines International Conference and Career Expo in Vancouver, BC. Founded in 1929, The Ninety-Nines had Amelia Earhart as its first president and now boasts nearly 8,000 female pilots and student pilots. The organization provides its members with mentorship and scholarships.
“We welcome women from all over the world, whether you are a certified or licensed pilot or student pilot even. We have members from New Zealand, India, and obviously Canada and the United States. We offer mentorship and scholarships to our members,” said Captain Janet Patton , International Director of The Ninety-Nines.
“We have commercial pilots, helicopter pilots, all sorts! What we all have in common is our passion for aviation and so meetings like these are a good opportunity to get together and share our experiences, challenges and passion,” continued Captain Patton , who is also a licensed hot air balloon commercial pilot. “Thanks to our Air Canada sponsorship, we are able to hold this event in beautiful Vancouver and gain visibility to our organization,” said Cindy Pang , Governor of the West Canada section of The Ninety-Nines, licensed pilot and Air Canada concierge at Vancouver International Airport. “We count many Air Canada pilots and employees in our group, therefore having the company’s support means a lot to us.
” Kim Winsor, captain on the Boeing 737-8 at Air Canada , is one of them. “Whenever I ment.