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2023 GIRLS IN AVIATION DAY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA EVENT SET FOR SEPTEMBER 23rd AT AAR CORPORATION AT WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma — AAR Corporation and the Women in Aviation International Greater Oklahoma City Metro Chapter will join Will Rogers World Airport, the 137th Special Operations Wing, the Air and Space Forces Association of Oklahoma, Boeing, Sooner Flight Academy and the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics to host the first Girls in Aviation Day in central Oklahoma. To be held at AAR Hangar 2, located at the company’s Maintenance Base facility in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the Women in Aviation International event will focus on introducing young girls to the exciting field of aviation, aerospace, and aeronautics, educating them on career opportunities and bringing awareness to the many diverse fields within the industry.
“More than 400 Central Oklahoma-area girls are expected to attend the inaugural event and have the opportunity to hear from aviation leaders,” said WAI Oklahoma City President, Young Chappell, a Boeing aerospace engineer. Chappell will champion the event supported by the WAI Oklahoma City members, 137th Special Operations Wing airmen, AAR Corporation, and Boeing volunteers. “We are so excited about this opportunity to give back to the community,” she said.
The girls will engage in hands-on learning about aviation including piloting, aircraft maintenance, the physics of flight, flight safety, aviation medicine, military aviation, and air traffic control.
To register for this free event visit: https://waiokc.org/girls-in-aviation-day-2023/. The event will sell out at 400 persons.
For more information about the Oklahoma City Chapter of Women in Aviation, visit https://waiokc.org/.
