Shannon Airport International Women’s Day Event

On Friday Shannon Airport welcomed over 100 women in aviation to the airport for a landmark networking event celebrating International Women’s Day 2025. Hosted in collaboration with the Women in Aviation Mid-West Region, the event featured inspiring discussions on gender equality, diversity, and inclusion in the aviation sector. The Shannon Airport Group CEO, Mary Considine, opened the event, emphasising their unwavering commitment to fostering an inclusive culture and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

Special thanks went to moderator for the event Maria Frost (Engine Lease Finance Corporation), and panellists Shauna Kelly (Falko), Mary Bradford (formerly GPA/GECAS), and Don Salmon (Shannon Technical Services), for their invaluable insights.

Mark Dwyer
Mark Dwyerhttps://flyinginireland.com
Mark is an airline pilot flying the Boeing 737 for a major European airline. In addition he is also a Type Rating Instructor, Type Rating Examiner and Base Training Captain on the B737. Outside of commercial flying Mark enjoys flying light aircraft from the smallest 3 Axis microlights up to heavier singles. He is also an instructor and EASA Examiner on single engines and a UK CAA Examiner. He flies the Chipmunk for the Irish Historic Flight Foundation (IHFF). Mark became the Chairman of the National Microlight Association of Ireland (NMAI) in 2013 and has overseen a massive growth in the organisation. In this role he has worked at local and national levels. In 2015, Mark won ‘Upcoming Aviation Professional Award’ at the Aviation Industry Awards sponsored by the IAA. Mark launched this website back in 2002 while always managing the website, he has also been Editor and Deputy Editor of FlyingInIreland Magazine from 2005 to 2015.

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