Willow Run Riveters

If you ever get a chance to sit down with your local ATC to compare notes, discuss common mistakes, and exchange pet peeves 😅…DO IT! We were lucky enough to share 3 hours with a KYIP manager and a controller at our meeting and the information was invaluable. A huge thank you to Chad and Jake and ABSOLUTELY stop by Willow Run on your next flight. They’d love to have you!

Hi, I’m Andrea and I am the Outreach Chairperson for the Willow Run Riveters Chapter of Women In Aviation. I am a student at Eastern Michigan University, working remotely to achieve a Bachelor’s degree in Aviation Management.
 
I’m a flight scheduler for BISSELL Aviation in Grand Rapids.
 
I became obsessed with aviation in my early 20s when a steamship collided with a cruiseliner overseas while I was working in logistics. The automotive parts I was tracking, fell to the bottom of the ocean. I was faced with arranging a charter airfreight shipment to keep the Ford Kentucky Truck plant from shutting down. I urgently learned about the Part 135 world, aviation weather, required runway lengths, aircraft speeds, and payloads. I couldn’t get enough! It was at that point that I decided that I wanted to be an aircraft dispatcher, hence my dispatch training. After working as an intern for Masco, then as a flight follower for Kalitta Charters II, and Corporate Eagle, I’ve realized that I prefer the Corporate aviation. It was my connections through WAI that I found these opportunities. My long term goal is to achieve a masters degree in Aviation Safety. Aviation will always be fascinating and fun to me. It’s ever changing and fast paced. I couldn’t imagine doing anything else!

My name is Olivia Tomlinson and I am the President of Women In Aviation Willow Run Riveters chapter. I joined WAI when I was a junior at EMU and am fortunate to lead this exceptional chapter while providing many networking opportunities for students. My favorite things about WAI are the strong friendships that are built, the networking opportunities, and the tours. I have always had a strong passion for aviation and am excited to be pursuing a career in aviation. Besides flying, a few things that I really love about the aviation field are the friendships with others that share my passion of flying and the ability to see the world from a different altitude!