The Women of Ace Aviation

Ava got the aviation bug when she saved up to attend an aviation camp in her junior year of high school where she learned to fly single engine airplanes. After seeing a job posting at Ace Aviation Center, she submitted an application and became the Senior Line Crew Member and Operations Manager. “It feels like a pinch me moment at least once a day. It’s like living a dream.” Ava is working towards obtaining her independent operating license by shadowing as an apprentice. “It’s really cool to get to learn in a hands-on way instead of just in a classroom.”

After growing up around mechanically-inclined family who worked on race cars, Ana decided to forego a traditional college degree to pursue her passion. “I love this field. I come from a mechanical background. My family used to work on race cars. This stuff is similar. They use all the same bits and parts.” Ana appreciates the challenge and nuance of working on smaller planes where tasks can range from weekend field calls to engine disassembly and the skills she’s learning at Ace can be applied across the industry. “It’s pretty much everything. I could be tearing apart an engine, I could be working on the exterior or interior stuff, I could be doing electrical, fluid, tires. We do all kinds of stuff, you never know what you’re going to do.”