Four women pilots have won flight training scholarships offered by Airservices Australia in conjunction with the Australian Women Pilots’ Association.
The winners were announced at the AWPA Annual General Meeting in Cowra on Saturday 10 May.
Each winner receives $6000 to subsidise the cost of obtaining a private or commercial pilots licence; and an additional $2000 is awarded to the women as bonus payments on achieving milestones.
Airservices Acting Executive General Manager Corporate and Industry Affairs, Elissa Keenan, said the scholarships were designed to support the sustainability of the general aviation community and to promote careers in aviation.
“We are pleased to support AWPA and its goals for women pilots in the future of Australia aviation. Airservices congratulates all the winners, and encourages them to pursue their commercial pilot’s licence.
“Since 2010, four scholarship winners have gone on to accept flying positions in the industry after successfully achieving a commercial pilot licence, which demonstrates how valuable these scholarships are in assisting these women pursue their flying dreams.”
Recipients of the 2014 AWPA and Airservices Flight Training Scholarships are:
- Shannae Terrill, High Wycombe, WA. Flight training at the Royal Aero Club of Western Australia.
- Tamlyn Gresser, Glenmore Park, NSW. Flight training at Curtis Aviation, Camden.
- Amy Elizabeth Crevola, Melbourne, VIC. Flight training at Tristar Aviation Moorabbin.
- Lenai Therese Brittain, Broadbeach Waters, QLD. Flight training at Airways Aviation, Bilinga.