Rocke & Candy’s long time friend has achieved yet another milestone in her long career of great adventures. Congratulations on the well deserved honor!
Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann, Trish Beckman inducted into Women in Aviation's hall of fame
Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Patricia "Trish" Beckman of Boeing Test & Evaluation were recently inducted into the Women in Aviation's International Pioneer Hall of Fame. The WAI's hall of fame selectively honors women who have made significant contributions as record setters, pioneers and innovators in aviation.
Darcy-Hennemann, Commercial Airplanes' chief pilot of Boeing Training & Flight Services, leads approximately 700 instructor pilots around the globe. She was the first woman to captain a 747-400 and a 777 commercial airplane, and the first woman test pilot employed by Boeing in support of both production and experimental flight test. She is an active mentor of women, spanning two generations. Darcy-Hennemann is a current WAI member and was a keynote speaker at this year's annual WAI Conference, which took place in late February.
"We are very pleased these two women were honored this year for their extraordinary achievements as pioneers, and especially for their continuing contributions as leaders and mentors," said Geraldine Spear, manager, Global Research & Development Strategy, for Boeing Research & Technology and the Boeing focal for WAI.
WAI is dedicated to providing networking, education, mentoring and scholarship opportunities for women and men who are striving for a career in the aviation and aerospace industries.
