Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day set

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OKLAHOMA CITY – The seventh annual Oklahoma Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day has been set for Dec. 8.

Planned by the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics, the event will be held at the base of the 137th Special Operations Wing of the Oklahoma National Guard. Lt. Heather “Lucky” Penney, widely recognized for her service on 9/11, will provide the keynote address. The event also will feature Oklahoma Aviation and Aerospace Day Woman of the Year retired Col. Eileen Collins. A former military instructor and test pilot, she made history as the first female pilot and commander of a space shuttle.

The day will include panel discussions on topics such as Women in the Military: Leadership, Work Balance and Family.

Partners in presenting the event include L3 Harris Technologies, AAR Oklahoma, Acorn Growth, Air Centre LLC, American Jet Charter, American Airlines, Ardmore Development Authority, Aviation Training Consulting, Atlantic Aviation Wiley Post Airport, Boeing, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, City of Goldsby, Critical Components Inc., Consolidated Turbine Specialists, David Jay Perry Airport, Delta Airport Consultants, Enid Woodring Regional Airport, Federal Aviation Administration Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Omni Air Transport, Garver, HNTB Corp., Oklahoma City Innovation District, Intrust Bank, Jones Public Relations and Communications Agency, Jviation, Kimley-Horn, Knudsen Institute, KSA Engineers, L3 Harris Technologies, Lochner, Mint Turbines, Nordam, Oklahoma Aerospace and Defense Innovation Institute, Oklahoma Air and Space Forces Association, Oklahoma Defense Industry Association, Oklahoma National Guard, Oklahoma City Airport Trust, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, Oklahoma Department of Commerce ACES Program, Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, Olsson, Parkhill, Pratt & Whitney, Ready 3, Rose State College, Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology, Spirit AeroSystems, Sundance Airport, Tinker Federal Credit Union, True Sky Federal Credit Union, Tulsa International Airport, University of Oklahoma College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, Women in Aviation Oklahoma City Chapter, and Women in Transportation.

Tickets are $35 and can be purchased online. For more information, contact Sandra Shelton at [email protected].