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Girls in Aviation Day reveals career paths aimed sky high
LONDONDERRY - Hundreds of potential aviators, astronauts, engineers, dispatchers and aircraft maintenance technicians flocked to Girls in Aviation Day on Sept. 27, an event based at Signature Aviation in Manchester and at the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire in Londonderry. The presenter was the Boston Chapter of Women in Aviation, a branch of a worldwide enterprise promoting for a decade to more than 33,000 attendees in 33 countries the embrace of careers for women in aviation. "I wish there had been an event like this when I was trying to decide what I wanted to be when I grew up," said Kerri Fingerson, vice president of the Boston Chapter of Women in Aviation. "We want to inspire these girls to consider aviation as they make their college and career plans." The day included a host of activities inside a massive hangar at Signature Aviation, an FBO — fixed-base operator — ...
