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Presented by the aerospace legacy, AAR Corporation, this is an event for everyone as we celebrate a century of aviation history with style and elegance welcoming our celebrity keynote speaker, Amelia Rose Earhart and Col. Dawn Zoldi as our celebrity emcee to the ninth annual Oklahoma Women in Aviation & Aerospace Day. This year, we will gather in a stunning new three-bay 737 hangar, thanks to our collaboration with JE Dunn, Oklahoma City Airport Trust, and the Oklahoma Aerospace Foundation.Join us for this empowering event from 11 am to 1 pm on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, at the beautiful new Hangar 4 on the AAR campus at Will Rogers International Airport. Our community partners, guests, and some of Oklahoma's brightest aviation high school students will come together under one roof for an astronomical aviation extravaganza filled with inspiration and recognition.
This is a significant event, with past keynote speakers including Col. Nicole Malachowski, Col. Eileen Collins, Major Heather Penny, Wally Funk, and Rear Admiral Peg Klein. Celebrity emcees have included Kellie Hudson, John Herrington, and Jake Rademacher.
We are excited to announce our partnership with The Ninety-Nines International, based in Oklahoma City. We will salute the ladies of the flying generation as we pay tribute to the remarkable legacy of Amelia Earhart and celebrate the grit and grace of the Golden Age of flight and the aviators that followed.
This event takes a broader look at the humanity and boldness of the individuals in the aerospace and defense industry while celebrating one hundred years of aviation in Oklahoma, from 1925 to 2025. In the mid-1920s, Amelia Earhart landed at Hatbox Field in Muskogee, Oklahoma. To honor this history, organizers have planned a special tribute to Hatbox Field, which operated from the 1920s until 2000. Originally a flying circus and demonstration site, it became Oklahoma's first army airfield in 1925, serving various military, intermediate landing, and training purposes. This year, attendees are encouraged to wear hats in homage to the greatest generations of pilots who landed at Hatbox Field, as well as to the aircraft technicians who kept the planes flying. Additionally, pearls are traditionally worn in honor of Pearl Carter Scott. We look forward to seeing the aviation community there!
Thank your to our community partners: AAR Corporation, Acorn Capital Management, American Airlines, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), City of Ardmore, ASAP Energy, Atlantic Aviation, CareerTech, Chickasaw Nation, Critical Components Aerospace, Consolidated Turbine Services/Kratos, Delta Airport Consultants, DroneSports, Garver, HNTB, Oklahoma City Innovation District, JE Dunn, Jones PR, Knowmadics, Kratos Defense Oklahoma City, KSA, Lochner, Lufthansa Technik, M1Composites, Mint Turbines, NORDAM, Northrop Grumman, Oklahoma Aerospace and Defense Innovation Institute (OADII), University of Oklahoma Gene Rainbolt Graduate School of Business, Oklahoma State University Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE), Oklahoma Aerospace and Aeronautics, Oklahoma Commerce ACES Program, Oklahoma Defense Industry Association, Olsson, OMADA International, Parkhill, RealClean Aircraft Detailing, Rose State College, SemperFly, Spartan College, SpiritAerosystems, Sundance Airport, Tinker Federal Credit Union, and Tulsa International Airport.
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AAR Aircraft Services OKC, 6601 S Meridian Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73159-1103, United States
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