Open Skies: Examining Airline Recruitment and Training Strategies
One thing my daughters taught me is that they learned more from my actions than anything I may have tried to teach them. My precocious...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
- Jul 1, 2022
- 2 min
The Importance of Diversity in Decision Making
The first woman to fly on the space shuttle, Sally Ride, recalled in interviews that the male engineers planning her mission anticipated...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
- Apr 1, 2022
- 2 min
Aviation Needs Caregivers
One part of Hera Aviation Group’s mission is about changing the industry of aviation in a positive way for caregivers. If you are not a...
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Erin McWhirter
- Mar 4, 2022
- 4 min
The Delicate Balance of Humility and Confidence
My return to aviation over the past few months has been exhilarating and terrifying all at the same time. My range of emotions at any...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
- Feb 25, 2022
- 3 min
Aviation Could Use the Wisdom of RBG
When I was working as a professor of aeronautical science at a small New England college, several times a semester a student would come...
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Erin McWhirter
- Jan 7, 2022
- 5 min
Reclaiming A Dream
By: Erin McWhirter I knew what I wanted to do at a very young age. My first memory of knowing in my heart that I would fly airplanes was...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
- Dec 17, 2021
- 3 min
The Blessing and Curse of Singular Focus
I once was flying with a student on Christmas Eve in the western mountains of North Carolina. We were flying out of a small private...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
Breaking with Tradition
I was working as a ground instructor at an airline when I was singled out for a reprimand. I had asked for permission to work from my...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
- Dec 3, 2021
- 4 min
Pink is the New Black
You may not have to become an expert in international affairs to fly around the world, but as a profession, I think we benefit from...
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Shirley Phillips, DPT, Non-Profit Mentor
- Oct 15, 2021
- 3 min
What Caregivers Can Bring to the Flight Deck
I was once given the wrong prescription medication for my daughter, who has multiple health issues, by a pharmacist. The medicine was one...
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Mattie Bohanan
- Oct 1, 2021
- 2 min
The 'She' Suite
The importance of HERA's mission supports the findings of a new study that shows that the gender gap in leadership in the aviation...
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Mattie Bohanan
- Sep 24, 2021
- 2 min
HERA at NBAA-BACE
For today’s blog, I get to share some exciting news: Two founding members of HERA will be sharing their industry expertise by hosting an...
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Mattie Bohanan
- Aug 30, 2021
- 3 min
Here's a piece of advice - be YOU!
"Make sure you don't mention you want kids to recruiters and in interviews!" is a piece of advice I have gotten from many different...
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Mattie Bohanan
- Aug 19, 2021
- 2 min
Times, they are a' changin'
When my mom became a flight attendant 32 years ago, one of her interview questions was “why did you get married so young?” And that was...
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Mattie Bohanan
- Jul 27, 2021
- 2 min
History Doesn't Have to Repeat
During my time as a student in my collegiate aviation program, I became an ambassador for our flight school. I got many comments about...
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Kate Zaranek
- Jul 10, 2021
- 3 min
If you eat the cake, buy the cake
When I was in grad school, I was looking for a part time job. I didn’t have any success finding full time employment so I decided to get...
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Jessica Webster
- Jun 4, 2021
- 2 min
A Snack and a LEGO
There are many iterations of me. The corporate jet captain. Industry expert. The founder and president of our non-profit. The partner....
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Katherine Stafford
- May 20, 2021
- 3 min
The Tough Love of Aviation - I will not quit
Vonda Benson celebrated her 52nd birthday last year by earning her private pilot’s license the next day. She is not shy to say it took...
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Hera Aviation Group
- May 7, 2021
- 2 min
Talkin' Business
When we say we need to use inclusive language, we generally mean that we need to be aware of not using certain terms and phrases that are...
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Julie Hafen
- Apr 29, 2021
- 2 min
How To: Be a Mom and a Pilot
I was a pilot for 13 years (4 years as an airline pilot) before I became a mother. It was a decision my husband and I did not take...
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