FlyZolo Team - Day 36
Today, on her way to #Alaska, Zara will be overflying #Canada.
So on #WomanCrushWednesday, let's honour Melissa Haney, Air Inuit’s first female #Inuk captain who found empowerment through flying and uses her wings to encourage aspiring female and Indigenous aviators. 🌎✈👍
"When I was growing up, it never crossed my mind that I could actually be a #pilot. (...) Even when I started as a 19-year-old flight attendant, if I had told myself that one day I’d be captain, I wouldn’t have believed it. (...) Once I got into the flight deck, my inner Beyoncé came out. Beyoncé says when she goes on stage that she has a second name, an alter ego. (...)
I’m usually shy and reserved, but in the sky, this second person emerges who is almost like a superwoman. She’s confident in what she’s doing and she knows what she wants to do. She can captain a plane through 30-knot crosswinds when the weather isn’t good. She can take a 43,000-pound plane and put it on a 3,500-foot runway. She’s fearless."
We all need #RoleModels. From a young age, girls are exposed to less of them, so Zara is also trying to inspire girls to follow their dreams, whether in #aviation or #STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
#WCW #STEMgirls #99s #99sCanada #WAI #SeeItBeIt #SeeItBeItStemIt #CloseTheDreamGap #aviationdaily #femalepilots #femaleengineers #womenpilots #womenengineers #womeninaviation
The Ninety-Nines, Inc, International Organization of Women Pilots Ninety-Nines First Canadian Chapter Women in Aviation International Air Inuit Federal Aviation Administration Canada Post Canada Northern Inuit Broadcasting Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada National Inuit Youth Council
