{"id":463327,"date":"2025-09-30T14:54:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/463327\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T14:54:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:54:20","slug":"manchester-based-female-pilot-shares-key-insights-into-male-dominated-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/463327\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester-based female pilot shares ‘key’ insights into ‘male-dominated industry’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jenna shared her story in the hopes of encouraging others to pursue exactly what they want, even if the field that they want to get into is predomiantly male-dominated<\/p>\n

Danielle Kate Wroe<\/strong> Senior Social News Reporter <\/p>\n

15:05, 30 Sep 2025<\/p>\n

\"BackShe shared her story to inspire others (Stock Image)(Image: yacobchuk via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

A female pilot from Manchester has shared her inspiring journey, encouraging women to pursue their dreams without fear of entering male-dominated industries. Jenna took to the ‘Update Aviation’ Facebook <\/a>page to share her story, hoping to inspire others to chase their ambitions.<\/p>\n

She emphasised the need for resilience but assured that there’s “always a way” to make dreams come true if you want them enough – and she’d always known that she wanted to be a pilot. She penned: “My aviation journey began from a young age when my dad would take me to the Manchester airport<\/a> pub every weekend to watch the planes!<\/p>\n

“After we went on our first family holiday and my first time on a plane<\/a>, I knew that was a job I had to do. Ever since, I have never given up on that dream.<\/p>\n

“I have recently completed flight school and just got my first job flying the 737! (It still doesn’t feel real.)<\/p>\n

“I started my flight training in January 2023 on an Integrated ATPL. I went over the Phoenix AZ for 8 months to learn how to fly and can honestly say it was the most amazing time I have ever had.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think anything will beat flying all over the desert in a little PA28 every morning.”<\/p>\n

She added: “Although I had the time of my life at flight school, and made memories that will last forever, I think it’s important to add that it does come with its challenges, and to get to the point it took rejection, determination and a whole lot of resilience.<\/p>\n

“My advice to lady aviators is if you have a dream of being a pilot, you owe it to yourself to pursue it!<\/p>\n

“Aviation can be a challenging industry to get into, both financially and mentally. But there is always a way!<\/p>\n

“The flight deck has a place for anyone who has the passion to be in there, regardless of who you are!<\/p>\n

“As a female who felt nervous about going into a male-dominated industry, I have to say how welcoming I have found the aviation industry! I’ve made lifelong friends and feel part of a community that always helps each other out!”.<\/p>\n

In the comments section, readers shared their own stories.<\/p>\n

One mother commented: “My daughter’s dream is to become a pilot. She has flown two small planes from Barton<\/a> airport, Manchester, and absolutely loves it. She is only 12, nearly 13, and next week she is joining the air cadets to experience that side of aviation”.<\/p>\n

Another person responded: “Well done and congratulations. My son has just started with Tui as a Pilot and will be based in Manchester. It has made me realise how hard the training is and how dedicated you have to be. It’s a wonderful industry to be in. Enjoy every minute,” a father praised.<\/p>\n

Someone else said: “Well done to you. Absolutely fantastic. You show those stripes with pride, hun. Hard work pays off.”<\/p>\n

Whilst another wrote: “Well done Jenna you will never look back to what you have achieved I just love flying Hope you’re flying one of my holidays”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jenna shared her story in the hopes of encouraging others to pursue exactly what they want, even if…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":463328,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,600,4884,2465,183,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-463327","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-facebook","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-manchester","13":"tag-travel","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115293825698009213","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=463327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463327\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/463328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=463327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=463327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=463327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}