“The changing dynamics of aviation have brought a lot of people to corporate aviation,” said corporate pilot Darcy Eggeman at last month’s Women in Aviation Conference. “The passengers want to know who’s flying the aircraft, who their flight attendants are and who their mechanics are. The best way to do that is to have their own aircraft. Companies that were going to cut back their flight department operations before September 11 are rethinking that strategy.” Eggeman, a senior pilot for Universal Studios, has been flying for 21 years.
Challenges facing all facets of aviation in a post-September 11 environment dominated most discussions during the 13th annual International Women in Aviation Conference, held March 13 to 15 in Nashville, Tenn. Nearly 3,000 women and men representing 10 countries attended the annual membership gathering of the Women in Aviation International (WAI), at which a new organization logo, incorporating the group’s name, a globe and an aircraft, was unveiled during the opening session.
