Girls in Aviation: ‘We want to open their minds to opportunities’

By: Dave Thompson|September 25, 2023

|5 min read

Girls look over an airplane on display during the Girls in Aviation event in 2023 at the Quad Cities International Airport. The fifth annual Girls in Aviation Day will be Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Quad Cities International Airport cargo area in Moline. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

Many women and men in the aviation field had one big goal on Saturday, Sept. 23: Use the Girls in Aviation Day event that took place at the Quad Cities International Airport to show girls that careers in aviation are waiting for them.

Sometimes, that was a challenge.

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Girls in Aviation: ‘We want to open their minds to opportunities’

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