Podcast: 90 Years Of Introducing Women To Aviation: 99s Press On

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Key Takeaways:

  • The Ninety-Nines, an organization founded by Amelia Earhart in 1929, has been actively promoting women in aviation for 90 years.
  • Their long-standing efforts predate the recent trend of enticing more women into aviation and are still ongoing.
  • The article features an interview with Jan McKenzie, the International President of the Ninety-Nines.
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Although trying to entice more women into aviation seems like a fairly recent thing, the Ninety-Nines, founded by Amelia Earhart in 1929, have been doing it for 90 years and they’re not done yet. Ninety-Nines International President Jan McKenzie spoke with AVweb’s Russ Niles.

Russ Niles

Russ Niles is Editor-in-Chief of AVweb. He has been a pilot for 30 years and joined AVweb 22 years ago. He and his wife Marni live in southern British Columbia where they also operate a small winery.
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