A/AA Avalon Airshow 2023 News
A/AA WRAP UP
AVALON AIRSHOW VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT POD
The Avalon 2023 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition broke attendance records.
- Approximately 248,000 trade and public attendances throughout the six day period of the event,
- 48,516 industry day attendances (24% increase from previous event)
- 749 participating companies (14% increase from previous event)
- 234 official delegations (50% increase from previous event)
Thanks to the Victorian Government, A/AA showcased our initiatives to countless amounts of people, ranging from students to industry leaders, who stopped by to learn more and sign up as members. This year was a return to what we love for many as well as an opportunity to celebrate the incredible diversity in the industry.
Sophia (Soph) Lazarou made history as the first female 'Ringmaster' (Display Coordinator/Flying Display Director) for the 2023 Australian Airshow, bringing to fruition two F/A-18F Super Hornets flying in formation with a Qantas Airbus A330 led primarily by female crew.
To learn more, CLICK HERE.
WOMEN IN A/AA & RMIT UNIVERSITY LAUNCH BREAKING GLASS FILM
WA/AA and RMIT University are proud to launch Breaking Glass, celebrating women in aviation, and to promote female participation in the industry.
Premiering the trailer for upcoming film Breaking Glass, sponsored by Aviation/Aerospace Australia, RMIT University, ISA21, and CAE, the film pays tribute to the real stories of female pioneers who defied the status quo and fought to become the first generation of female airline pilots.
Those in attendance who saw the documentary can speak to the powerful and unforgettable stories shared by airline pilots Larissa Vculek, Bonnie Tiburzi, the first female pilot for American Airlines, Turi Wideroe, the world’s first female commercial airline pilot for a major airline, Natasha Nesemann, the youngest First Officer on Boeing 787 in North America, and Mary Shipko, one of the first female pilots in the United States.
Thank you to the incredible panel of female flight training students who shared their own experiences at the event, and to our speakers and filmmakers
/ Lea Vesic, Director | Aviation Academy at RMIT University & Non-Executive Director at Aviation/Aerospace Australia
/ Sarah McSwiney | Chair at Aviation/Aerospace Australia & Engineering Strategy and Operations Manager at Boeing Defence Australia
/ Nicolas Bori | Director at Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg
/ Konrad Steuer | Producer at Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg
Thank you to everyone who attended and who has supported this film. A huge thank you to RMIT University for hosting this event.
To help support this film, visit: https://gofund.me/b944fb49
PRIDE IN FLIGHT AT AVALON AIRSHOW 2023
A/AA is proud to host AUSTRALIA'S FIRST Pride in Flight panel to celebrate World Pride during Avalon Airshow 2023.
For over 20 years, World Pride has advocated for LGBTQIA+ rights on an international level. On the 50th anniversary of Australian Gay Pride Week, World Pride was hosted in Sydney - the first time the event is hosted in the Southern Hemisphere.
To celebrate Pride in Flight and support LGBTQIA+ rights in the workplace, A/AA brought together industry leaders across the Australian aviation, aerospace, and space sector to engage in meaningful discussion on issues important to the LGBTQIA+ community and workforce representation.
Our aim was to support, build, and unite the LGBTQIA+ community, and contribute to a more diverse, inclusive, equal, and innovative workforce. Thank you to our incredible speakers for sharing their experiences and invaluable insight.
Special thanks to our long standing Partner and Event Partner, Thales Australia.
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/ Air Vice-Marshal (ret’d) Professor Tracy Smart AO | Professor, Military and Aerospace Medicine at The Australian National University
SPEAKERS
/ Ronán Carolan | Vice President, Human Resources at Thales Australia & New Zealand
/ Dave Dawson | Chair of the Boeing Employees Pride Alliance (BEPA), APAC at Boeing Australia
/ Flight Lieutenant Nathan Howarth | Air Force Operations Officer & Vice President of DEFGLIS (Defence LGBTQIA Information Service) at the Royal Australian Air Force
/ Sarah McSwiney | Strategy & Operations Manager, Office of the Chief Engineer at Boeing Defence Australia & Chair at Aviation/Aerospace Australia
/ Captain Lisa Norman | Senior Manager Training Operations at Qantas
/ Jacob Sibbald | Senior Strategy and Planning Associate, Co-Chair – Virgin Australia’s Pride Network
To watch the recording CLICK HERE.