TYHub Let’s Talk – Careers & Future of Women in Aviation event – Podcast with Laura Russell.
Laura Russell is a First Officer with Aer Lingus, a Flying Instructor and an Aerobatic Pilot.
With Aer Lingus, Laura flies the A320 to short haul European destinations and the A321LR on US routes. She also holds an EASA and a UK CAA ATPL with flight instructor privileges for aerobatics and for Advanced Upset Recovery Training which allows her to teach student pilots both at Waterford Aero Club at Waterford Airport and at the British Aerobatic Academy based in Cambridgeshire in the UK.
Laura competes in power aerobatics at Advanced level. She flew in her first aerobatic competition in 2009. This year, Laura hopes to compete in the World Advanced Aerobatic Championships in Nevada, becoming the first Irish female to do so.
Laura is keynote speaker at the Future of Women in Aviation 2023, which is an online event, held on October 17th, 2023.
The ICBE Aviation Skillnet in collaboration with The Shannon Airport Group, Shannon Aviation Museum and ADS Northern Ireland. Following on from 2022’s success, we are delighted to bring you an exciting line up of remarkable women working in Aviation today.
This is a FREE 2 hour webinar, All-Ireland Event, 17th October 2023 at 10AM. To register click the link: https://icbe.ie/event/save-the-date-future-of-women-in-aviation/
