{"id":15476,"date":"2022-04-01T15:30:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T20:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/?p=15476"},"modified":"2022-04-01T15:30:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T20:30:10","slug":"women-with-wings-wai-conference-2022-part-three-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/2022\/04\/01\/women-with-wings-wai-conference-2022-part-three-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Women with Wings: WAI Conference 2022 (Part three)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Inspiration and support \u2014 the two most common themes weaving throughout the Women in Aviation International (WAI) Conference. It seemed like every aviator, from one walk of life to the next, was relishing the moment of being surrounded by so many others like them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Envoy\u2019s presence at the conference can be seen in a multitude of ways. While we were there to network and recruit highly qualified talent to the company, we were also there to support future aviators through sponsoring pilot and aircraft mechanic scholarships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the conference, and even within Envoy itself, there are so many people at different stages in their careers. Through our scholarships, cadet programs and mentorships, we\u2019re able to create the support and resources young aviators will need to navigate their unique career paths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s hear from some amazing women we met during this year\u2019s conference, and learn more about their current place in aviation, their inspirations and why organizational support is important to them. In our final installment, we\u2019ll speak to a Cadet from the American Airlines Cadet Academy and an experienced air racer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daisy Soto, 26 \u2014 American Airlines Cadet Academy and AA Scholarship winner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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American Airlines Cadet Daisy Soto at the 2022 WAI Conference.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Daisy Soto thinks miles ahead. She could continue to gain all of her hours at Coast Flight Training in Florida soaring through the blue skies over sandy beaches, but that\u2019s not realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf I want to be a better pilot, I have to get experience with every kind of weather condition,\u201d Daisy said. \u201cWhen I\u2019m flying for an airline, the weather isn\u2019t always going to be perfect, so that\u2019s why I want to fly in the northwest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soon, Daisy said she will be on her way to Washington where she will work as a Certified Flight Instructor. Quite the change of scenery indeed.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an AA Cadet, Daisy has her choice of which regional airline under the American Airlines Group umbrella at which she would like to begin her career. Not surprisingly, Daisy said she is strongly considering Envoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEnvoy has such an awesome fleet of aircraft and they fly some of the best routes in the industry, like to Mexico!\u201d Daisy said. \u201cAs a Latina, I would feel great working for a company like Envoy that has such a diverse work environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, Daisy will continue to focus on gaining enough hours to become a First Officer, but at the moment, she was just excited to be at the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen I told people I wanted to be a pilot, they thought I was crazy because they thought it was just for men,\u201d Daisy said. \u201cBut being at this conference, there is the support of so many women who mentor and inspire pilots like me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That brings us to our next pilot who uses her platform to inspire young women to follow their dreams of flying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donna Harris, 62 \u2014 Air Race Classic member<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Donna Harris (third from left) with fellow women aviators at the Air Race Classic booth.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Donna Hariss is not an airline pilot, and never will be. Yet, she\u2019s inspired so many women that have gone on to fly commercial jets.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It all starts on a 2,400-nautical mile, transcontinental, all-woman air race called the Air Race Classic. In teams of three, women and girls \u2014aged anywhere from 16 to 93 years old (a new record)\u2014 fly Cessnas and Pipers in a four-day air race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe friendships made by these amazing women are the reasons why we race,\u201d Donna said. \u201cAt the WAI conference, that same type of fun energy flows all around.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the exhibit hall, Donna said she’s run into so many familiar faces who have raced with her in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI love to see their excitement again when we catch up,\u201d Donna said. \u201cSome of these women started racing little planes when they were young, and now they\u2019re in college or at an airline. It\u2019s like seeing my adopted daughters again, and it makes me proud to see their success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s what this conference is all about \u2014 women inspiring future aviators in any way possible, no matter their position in the industry. From Captain to Cadet, general aviation to commercial; the future of women in aviation continues to soar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cover photo: Daisy Soto with two Envoy pilots at the 2022 WAI Conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Inspiration and support \u2014 the two most common themes weaving throughout the Women in Aviation International (WAI) Conference. It seemed like every aviator, from one walk of life to the next, was relishing the moment of being surrounded by so many others like them.  Envoy\u2019s presence at the conference can be seen in a multitude […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":41846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[64,66,77,144,51,68,281,82,83],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15476"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}