Women in Ballooning

Our very own Allie Dunnington features in the British Women Pilots' Association celebration of 🙂

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✈️ Happy Women of Aviation Worldwide Week!

From 2-8 March, we join the global celebration honouring the legacy, achievements and future of women in aviation. This week marks the anniversary of the world’s first female pilot licence earned on March 8 1910 - a powerful reminder of how far we’ve come!

At the BWPA, we’re inspired by the trailblazers, the change-makers and the everyday women who 'Fly It Forward' by opening doors, sharing stories, mentoring the next generation and challenging industry norms. Whether you’re a pilot, engineer, air traffic controller, student or supporter of women in aviation - your passion and determination can help shape a more inclusive community.

This week, let’s:
✨ Celebrate women who have gone above and beyond both in the air and across every corner of our industry.
🎤 Share your stories of inspiration and mentorship.
🛩️ Support outreach, events, and opportunities that introduce girls and women to aviation’s many pathways.

To every BWPA member, thank you for lifting others up and helping change the face of aviation. Here’s to the past, the present, and the future women in aviation! ✈️

Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide

🎈Happy Montgolfier Day! 🎈
242 years since the first intrepid humans took to the air with a fire fuelled by straw to sustain the flight. Much happier with our modern burners!

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Country number 122 in Allie Dunnington 's logbook! Congratulations on flying in Rwanda.
Follow the amazing African adventure on polarsteps (link below)

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Our very own intrepid Allie Dunnington is on her way to start the next adventure. Follow this strong women-led aviation team through several stages of this epic journey through Africa as they strive to increase Allie's record of flying in the most number of countries, and inspire more people to get involved. Good luck girls!






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Gone With The Wind -Africa 2025 Hot Air Balloon World Record Chasing Expedition by Allie Dunnington & Crew

Happy Halloween 🎃👻🧛‍♂️

Celebrating 65 years since the birth of 'modern' ballooning when Ed Yost proved concept of flying with a burner to keep the air hot for sustained flight. And the adventure began...
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🎈 On this day in 1960, Ed Yost took to the skies over Nebraska in the first modern hot air balloon, forever changing the world of flight! Using a propane burner and new lightweight materials, Yost made ballooning safer, more practical, and more accessible than ever before.

From that single flight emerged an entire era of sport ballooning and adventure!

Lovely to meet Jewel Cutter, wife of the late Sid Cutter (immortalised in the statue outside the Sid Cutter Pavilion on Balloon Fiesta Park). A fantastic end to the 53rd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta since Sid first launched it with just 13 balloons in 1972. Jewel is a real gem and continues to support and get involved in this amazing event that has grown so much 💎🥰

“I actually had a balloon before I had a car,” Marissa Vereb said.

Before you grow up to be a pilot, it's important to get a feel for the whole ballooning experience by pretending to be a gas cylinder and having a tea party in the basket with your buddies 🥰

The annual photo at Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Great to see you all. Have a fantastic and safe week!

Go Marissa! 👍

Also inspired by my father to get into ballooning, I will be making my 8th appearance at Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 🎈🤩
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Marissa Vereb, a 20-year-old pilot, is set to make her debut at the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, inspired by her father's passion for ballooning.
Her story to becoming a pilot: https://www.koat.com/article/balloon-fiesta-youngest-pilot-2025/68132415