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Supporting Women in Aviation

The BWPA is a very active association

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We run events throughout the year

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Awards and Scholarships

Each year, we recognise the achievements of women in aviation and support them in further flying endeavours.

Our Mission

British Women Pilots’ Association

The BWPA is a membership organisation that exists to support women who fly or who are learning to fly, and to encourage participation in aviation by women who have yet to try it. Members are of all ages, experience and backgrounds but share a common passion. Your membership supports us in our outreach initiatives, and helps us fund scholarships for female pilots across the country.

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Our Aims

British Women Pilots’ Association

The BWPA is a membership organisation that exists to support women who fly or who are learning to fly, and to encourage participation in aviation by women who have yet to try it. Members are of all ages, experience and backgrounds but share a common passion. Your membership supports us in our outreach initiatives, and helps us fund scholarships for female pilots across the country.

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News & Events

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23 March 2026

BWPA North West Members Meet Spitfire Girls

On Saturday 21 March, the BWPA Northwest Region gathered in Buxton with a sense of homecoming. They were there to see Spitfire Girls, the stage play that honours the Air Transport Auxiliary at Buxton Opera House—and in that moment, the circle closed on eighty years of history. Few people know that the British Women Pilots’ […]

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17 March 2026

Members’ adventures February 2026

With improving weather, our members made the most of the skies with training flights, GA landaways, and long-haul work trips. Always inspiring, reaching for the skies and getting there… Amanda Cook flying with Pegasus France during all of February for the FIC.. exam soon! Bev Reardon bought herself a Skyranger on Valentines Day and the […]

fiona-macaskill-1

15 March 2026

Mother’s Day: A Look at Flying With Family

As we celebrate Mother's Day here in the UK, we want to acknowledge the mothers who fly, the mums who bravely agreed to be our first passengers, and the moms who don't fly but have nurtured our love of aviation and been a pillar of support through our training. Here are photos and quotes from [...]

News & Events

spitfire72

23 March 2026

BWPA North West Members Meet Spitfire Girls

On Saturday 21 March, the BWPA Northwest Region gathered in Buxton with a sense of homecoming. They were there to see Spitfire Girls, the stage play that honours the Air Transport Auxiliary at Buxton Opera House—and in that moment, the circle closed on eighty years of history. Few people know that the British Women Pilots’ […]

bevr72

17 March 2026

Members’ adventures February 2026

With improving weather, our members made the most of the skies with training flights, GA landaways, and long-haul work trips. Always inspiring, reaching for the skies and getting there… Amanda Cook flying with Pegasus France during all of February for the FIC.. exam soon! Bev Reardon bought herself a Skyranger on Valentines Day and the […]

fiona-macaskill-1

15 March 2026

Mother’s Day: A Look at Flying With Family

As we celebrate Mother's Day here in the UK, we want to acknowledge the mothers who fly, the mums who bravely agreed to be our first passengers, and the moms who don't fly but have nurtured our love of aviation and been a pillar of support through our training. Here are photos and quotes from [...]

News & Events

spitfire72

23 March 2026

BWPA North West Members Meet Spitfire Girls

On Saturday 21 March, the BWPA Northwest Region gathered in Buxton with a sense of homecoming. They were there to see Spitfire Girls, the stage play that honours the Air Transport Auxiliary at Buxton Opera House—and in that moment, the circle closed on eighty years of history. Few people know that the British Women Pilots’ […]

bevr72

17 March 2026

Members’ adventures February 2026

With improving weather, our members made the most of the skies with training flights, GA landaways, and long-haul work trips. Always inspiring, reaching for the skies and getting there… Amanda Cook flying with Pegasus France during all of February for the FIC.. exam soon! Bev Reardon bought herself a Skyranger on Valentines Day and the […]

fiona-macaskill-1

15 March 2026

Mother’s Day: A Look at Flying With Family

As we celebrate Mother's Day here in the UK, we want to acknowledge the mothers who fly, the mums who bravely agreed to be our first passengers, and the moms who don't fly but have nurtured our love of aviation and been a pillar of support through our training. Here are photos and quotes from [...]

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