By Goodyear The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s newest blimp – Wingfoot Three – was christened by Dreams Soar founder Shaesta Waiz, the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft. Click here to read the full article. ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DREAMS SOAR: Jill Meyers, media@dreamssoar.org Dreams Soar Founder and President Joins National Geographic Speakers Bureau DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 19, 2018) –Dreams Soar, Inc. is pleased to announce that Founder and President Shaesta Waiz has signed a representation agreement with the National Geographic Speakers Bureau...
Shaesta Waiz Commemorated on the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Wall of Honor for Youngest Woman Solo Flight Daytona Beach, FL – On March 27th, Shaesta Waiz was awarded for her outstanding accomplishments, including being name the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in...
Shaesta Waiz Selected as Recipient of 2017 Stinson Trophy Washington, DC, February 6, 2018 – The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) is pleased to announce that Shaesta Waiz, Founder of Dreams Soar, Inc. has been named the recipient of the 2017 Katherine and Marjorie Stinson Trophy. The Stinson...
National Air and Space Museum’s 2018 Trophy Awarded to Gen. John R. Dailey and Shaesta Waiz The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum 2018 Trophy will be awarded to Gen. John R. “Jack” Dailey for Lifetime Achievement. In the category of Current Achievement, the Trophy will...
By Samantha Cartaino, AIN Online Pilot and Dreams Soar founder Shaesta Waiz has returned to the Middle East after completing her solo flight around the world. Visiting 22 countries from May 13 to October 4, Waiz flew 24,800 nm and accumulated 176 flight hours in her...
By Amanda Jenkins, BizJetJobs.com Born in a refugee camp in Afghanistan, Shaesta Waiz came to Richmond, CA with her family at a young age when they fled the country to escape the Soviet-Afghan war. After graduating high school, despite initial fears of flying, she took her...
By Bill Read Fraes, Royal Aeronautical Society This month saw the completion of a new world record, as pilot Shaesta Waiz became the youngest woman to complete a solo round-the-world flight in a single-engine aircraft. The flight was part of a wider campaign to inspire the...
By NBAA Pilot Shaesta Waiz, who just last week became the youngest woman to complete a solo flight around the world in a single-engine aircraft, welcomed students from around the globe and highlighted multiple job paths within the industry during NBAA’s Careers in Business Aviation Day...
Afghan refugee completes record-breaking solo round-the-world flight By Jeffrey Cook, ABC News Upon landing in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, a woman whose life began in an Afghan refugee camp became the youngest woman to fly around the world in a single-engine aircraft, announced the aviation arm...