Women in Aviation with Lola Reid Allin

Experience

In 1980, Lola earned her Commercial Pilot license and became one of the first few professional female pilots in Canada. She worked as a supervising instructor at private flight schools and DeHavilland Flight Safety, a charter/medevac pilot for private companies, and flew a scheduled passenger service on the Twin Otter for the Ontario Government. Her last flight test was on the DeHavilland DASH8.

Date

SAT, Aug 29, 2026

Time

6 – 7:15PM

Tickets

Free admission

Free admission

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Details

In her personally narrated PowerPoint presentation, Lola explains the rewards of an aviation career and the challenges women continue to face. She offers several possible reasons why women remain underrepresented in commercial aviation (worldwide, only 5% of pilots are female!) and why aviation and STEM careers lure few women. Lola’s professional associations include the Ninety-Nines International Organization of Women Pilots, Northern Lights Aero Foundation, and The Writers Union of Canada. 


Program Timing:
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Presentation
7:00 PM – 7:15 PM | Audience Q&A

MAJOR SUPPORTERS

RBC
Province of Ontario