Sha’teal Hurta waited until the event was over to thank her helicopter pilot, Dianna Stanger.
Victoria, Texas – Calhoun Air Center was awarded five world titles from Women Of Aviation Worldwide on Sunday, April 6th. The event is held worldwide each year during the week of March 8th which is International Women’s Day. The air center hosted one of ninety-six events held in America, Asia, Africa and Europe and brought home five major titles to US. They are as follows:
Dianna Stanger, Winner, Calhoun Air Center owner
and Calhoun County Airport manager
2014 ‘Most Dedicated Female Pilot Worldwide’
Tom Keane, Winner, Calhoun Air Center Flight Instructor
2014 ‘Most Supportive Male Pilot Worldwide’
Jasmine Gordon, First Runner Up, Public Relations Coordinator
2014 ‘Most Productive Organizer’
Calhoun Air Center, Winner, Flight School
2014 ‘Most Female-Pilot-Friendly Training Center Worldwide’
Victoria, TX, First Runner Up
2014 ‘Most Female-Pilot-Friendly Airport Worldwide’
Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week aims to foster diversity in aviation by celebrating history, raising awareness, and sparking vocations among the female population.
“Year after year, Calhoun Air Center has demonstrated its genuine interest in welcoming women to aviation by wholeheartedly and joyously celebrating Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week,” said Mireille Goyer, President of the Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide. “We are delighted to award the 2014 Most Female Pilot Friendly Training Center Worldwide title to the Calhoun Air Center in Victoria, TX, for introducing more girls and women to aviation during the week than any other flight schools in the world.”
Over four hundred and sixty-five girls and women took their first flight at the air center. This year they expanded their efforts and flew at three different airports; Victoria Regional, Calhoun County and Palacios Municipal.
The flight school has been awarded the WOAW Certified Women Friendly Flight Training Facility seal by Women Of Aviation Worldwide (WOAW) four years in a row.
