Stephen Alterman to Receive the 2022 Engen Trophy

The Board of the Aero Club of Washington is pleased to announce that Stephen Alterman, President of the Cargo Airline Association, has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 Donald D. Engen Aero Club Trophy for Aviation Excellence.

Established in 1993, the Engen Trophy is awarded for “… a record of lifetime achievement; or a single event; or a series of acts by an individual; a team; or by a corporation or organization that reaffirms the Wright Brothers’ standard of excellence in aviation.”  Previous recipients include Herb Kelleher, the STS-114 Discovery Shuttle Crew, Scott Crossfield, the Tuskegee Airmen, and the 2021 recipient, Linda Hall Daschle.  The permanent trophy resides in the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.

Stephen Alterman began his career in aviation in 1968 in the Bureau of Enforcement for the United States Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB).  Initially hired as a Trial Attorney, he was soon promoted to Chief of the Legal Division.  He joined the Cargo Airline Association in 1975 as Executive Director and was named President in 1982.  For the last 40 years, Alterman has led the association in promoting the all-cargo air carrier industry, formulating industry policy, and overseeing the association’s daily activities.

Alterman’s expertise and professionalism are universally respected and valued by both industry and government.  Throughout his career, he has volunteered to serve on countless committees, commissions, and advisory boards, including the FAA Management Advisory Council; Aviation Security Advisory Committee; National Freight Advisory Committee; FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Advisory Committee; and the Federal Airport Noise Working Group.  Alterman is also a strong supporter of sensible efforts to reduce the environmental impact of aviation.

As a passionate advocate for diversity in the aviation workforce, Alterman has spent his time and resources supporting programs that educate and recruit young people with limited economic resources for skilled jobs in aviation.  In 2021, he was honored by Vaughn College for his efforts to promote opportunities in aviation.

“Steve Alterman exemplifies why the Engen Trophy was created,” said Jana Denning, President of the Aero Club of Washington.  “He is a mentor, a policy expert, and truly reaffirms the Wright Brothers’ standard of excellence in aviation.”

The Aero Club of Washington will present the 2022 Engen Trophy to Stephen Alterman at the organization’s November Luncheon, with the date and location of the event to be announced.

2022 September 8th Luncheon with David Pekoske

2022 September Luncheon

With Guest Speaker David Pekoske
Acting Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration

September 8, 2022
12:00 noon – Check-in & Networking Reception
12:30 PM – Luncheon

Renaissance Washington DC Downtown Hotel
999 Ninth St, NW, Washington, DC 20001

All attendees at this luncheon are required to be fully vaccinated
or have had a negative COVID test in the past 72 hours.

SOLD OUT

2021 November 16th Luncheon with Steve Dickson

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson

2021 NOVEMBER LUNCHEON

With Guest Speaker Steve Dickson,
Federal Aviation Administration
Administrator

And presentation of the Donald Engen Trophy to
Linda Hall Daschle

November 16, 2021
12:00 noon – Check-in & Reception
12:30 p.m. – Luncheon

Capital Hilton Hotel
16th & K Streets, NW, Washington, DC

 

All attendees at this luncheon are required to be fully vaccinated or have had a COVID test in the past 72 hours.  Masks will be required in the common areas such as the lobbies.


 

This event is sold out.

April Virtual Luncheon with Julia Cooke

COME FLY THE WORLD
The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am

Required to have a college degree, speak two languages, and possess the political savvy of a Foreign Service officer, a jet-age stewardess serving on iconic Pan Am between 1966 and 1975 also had to be the right height (between 5′3″ and 5′9″), the right weight (between 105 and 140 pounds), and the right age (under 26 years old at the time of hire). Cooke weaves together the real-life stories of a memorable cast of characters, from small town girl Lynne Totten, a science major who decided life in a lab was not for her, to Hazel Bowie, one of the relatively few Black stewardesses of the era. Cooke brings to light the story of Pan Am stewardesses’ role in the Vietnam War, as the airline added runs from Saigon to Hong Kong for planeloads of weary young soldiers straight from the battlefields, and their participation in Operation Babylift—the dramatic evacuation of 2,000 children.