Fueling Change: An Indigenous Woman’s Path to Aviation - Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada

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Fueling Change: An Indigenous Woman’s Path to Aviation - Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada

Desiree Charlton earned her Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) diploma from RRC Polytech in October 2024. After a long journey, she is now working her dream job as an AME. Growing up in War Lake First Nation northeast of Thompson, Manitoba, Desiree Charlton learned early on the vital importance of aviation for remote northern communities.  Her community was accessible only by train for most of the year. In winter, an ice road connected War Lake…