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Kathy flying young girls (Fly 99 Girls project)
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Kathy in Sweden, as part of the Canadian Precision Flight Team
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A Message from John Crichton [Nav Canada Online message] follows:
"I would like to share with all employees recent
news from the Quebec Air and Space Hall of Fame. In a media release,
the Hall of Fame announced their inductees for 2004, and included
short biographical notes.
Among the inductees is NAV CANADA's Kathy Fox, Vice President -
Operations. No one is more deserving of this special honour than
Kathy. Her exceptional accomplishments in the aviation industry span
30 years as a pilot, sport parachutist, aviation company
owner-operator, air traffic controller, and executive.
What follows are biographical notes from the Hall of Fame highlighting
Kathy's achievements:
"Between 1972 and 1978, she was President of the Canadian Sport
Parachuting Association, leading the Canadian parachute team in
international competitions. In 1974, she started a prolific career as
an air traffic controller with Transport Canada (today NAV CANADA),
working at the Baie Comeau, Sept-Îles, Saint-Hubert, and Dorval towers
and the Montreal Area Control Centre. From 1982 until 1986, she was in
charge of ATC training at the CEGEP Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. With its
high success rate, this new
cooperative program revolutionized air traffic control training. At
the same time, from 1982 to 1992, she founded and co-owned Dynamair, a
small operator based in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. Holding a valid
airline transport pilot's licence and instructor/examiner licence, she
represented Canada three times at the world championships of precision
flying, in 1996, 1999 and 2000.
Climbing all levels within NAV CANADA, she is currently Vice President
Operations, responsible for all of the functions in air traffic
services operations throughout Canada."
The other Quebec aviation pioneers who are to be inducted along with
Kathy include: Jean-Émile Bisson; Pierre Jeanniot; J. Paul Laframboise;
William S. (Bill) Longhurst; Hubert M. Pasmore; the Scholefield
brothers (Jack, Robert and Don); Gilles Simard; and the engineering
team of the PT6 Engine.
Kathy and the others will be inducted at a special ceremony in
Brossard, Quebec, on Nov. 2, 2004. Kathy is joining a select group of
men and women who have made exceptional contributions to the
advancement of aviation in Quebec and across the country.
Please join me in congratulating Kathy on this remarkable tribute.
Regards,
John Crichton
President and CEO
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