NEWS & VIEWS
October 2020

IAWA Q3 Letter from the President

Resilience. Response. Recovery.

Change is hard. Even when we want to change, when we want to adopt healthier eating, better exercise routines or consistent sleep schedules, we fall back into past behaviors. Our brain is disinclined to accept and adopt change. It’s why we ignore commitments we make to ourselves in exchange for doing what is more comfortable. It’s also why we regard the past fondly and long for the way things used to be.

Dr. Jennifer Stern

Planetary Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Exploring Mars/Mars Rover

On August 6, 2012 at 1:32 a.m. EDT, the Mars Science Laboratory Rover Curiosity touched down in Gale Crater, Mars, making history as the largest and most capable rover to ever land on Mars. For over eight Earth years (or four Mars years), Curiosity has used its versatile payload consisting of 10 instruments to explore and assess Gale Crater as a potential habitat for life, past and present. Our mission is to answer two major questions: 1) Was Mars capable of supporting life 3.5 billion years ago? 2) Does Mars have the capacity to support life today, either in the form of alien microbiology or in the form of human explorers? The science performed by the Curiosity rover has resulted in several “firsts” that have contributed to our ability to answer these questions as well as help us prepare for human exploration of Mars. Coupled with past and ongoing missions to the Red Planet, these recent discoveries allow us to view the biological potential of the Red Planet in a new way.

Pamela Suarez

Former President of JIAAC in Argentina

Public Management: Female Leadership and Strategic Planning Changes Industries

Female leadership in XXI Century requires a focalized and strategic coordination in team management, together with an organized culture, creating ideas, values and a satisfactory working environment with gender equality and opportunities. Organizations must tear down all obstacles that do not permit active female participation. Industries, including all its sectors, would maximize achievement if they support gender equality and encourage partnerships between men and women.  

IAWA Member, Amanda Applegate, published an article on Cross Border Transactions during a Pandemic

During the global pandemic, many US based aircraft buyers are only considering US registered aircraft due to the logistical challenges caused by COVID-19. However, a willing buyer with an expert acquisition team may be able to find a better pedigreed foreign-registered aircraft at a lower price in today’s market. Cross border transactions in 2020 are unpredictable, challenging, time consuming and require a team who can handle unexpected issues and react to various situations which may arise. Here are some of the important elements to consider in these complicated 2020 cross border transactions.

Unafraid to explore and try new things, Giulia is an enthusiastic individual who is always open to challenges and get out of her comfort zone. Giulia is passionate about travelling and never turns down an adventure. She is an avid reader, especially of early 20th century Italian novels.

Giulia is currently enrolled at Delft University of Technology and working towards her Master’s in Aerospace Control and Simulation with a concentration in automatic and autonomous systems. What pushed Giulia to undertake this master was the possibility to work towards more efficient solutions to everyday tasks thanks to concepts like artificial intelligence.

Giving Opportunities

Play a key role in IAWA’s efforts to encourage and prepare the next generation of women leaders through its scholarship, internship and mentoring programs