Women in Aviation Advisory Board Finale

“Over nearly two years, this group of thirty women leaders from across the country with collectively hundreds of years of experience in the aviation industry have come together to do this work.”

The Women in Aviation Advisory Board held its final meeting and voted unanimously to submit its report to the FAA Administrator. The report provides strategies and recommendations to support efforts in encouraging women to apply their specialized skills in the aviation field. 

Workforce Advisory Bulletin:

Performance Management: OPM has created “performance management tips for a hybrid workplace.” The Employee Hybrid Workplace Tips and Technology Hybrid Workplace Tips are highly recommended reading for FAA employees covered by the VP Program or P/F Program.

Accountability Board Training: Engage in these sessions about fostering a safe and productive workplace environment. Check out the schedule for April.

Retirement: Debunking three common retirement myths about TSP, cost-of-living allowances and annual pay adjustments; And lessons learned to make transitioning to Medicare hassle-free.

Plain Language: Tips to help your readers quickly navigate your web content.

IT Updates: How to chat with DOT personnel via MS Teams and Microsoft updates tomorrow at 1pm local.

Watch WIAAB On-Demand

In case you missed it…watch a replay of the final Women in Aviation Advisory Board meeting.

Arrival Alert Notices

Arrival Alert Notices are coming to 11 airports with a history of misalignment risk.

AMTs are the VIPs

So when you see mighty aircraft, as they mark their way through the air, the grease-stained man with the wrench in his hand is the man who put them there…

Although pilots receive a lot of the glory, aviation safety is not just about an ace in the cockpit. It’s also about a properly maintained and airworthy airplane that is as dependent on the technicians who service and repair it as it is on the pilots who operate it. Here’s an argument that pilots need mechanics more than mechanics need pilots. 

Women's History Month Q&A with Ginny Boyle

Ginny Boyle, ATO System Operations Vice President, reflects on her career path, recent challenges and progress made in diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility at the FAA, “I have seen incredible changes over the last 31 years…For example, I married my wife in 2015, and I never thought I would be able to get married in my lifetime and the benefits that come along with being married. Now it isn’t same sex marriage— it’s marriage!”

Wrong Surface Risk Mitigation

Even very experienced pilots can sometimes lapse in judgment and find themselves at the wrong spots. The FAA has taken several steps to address these wrong surface events. However, there’s still a need for more permanent awareness of them, especially to general aviation pilots, who contribute up to 83 percent of these wrong surface events. Flying Magazine goes in-depth on the topic and takes a look at FAA efforts to assist pilots.