Olga Isabel Pérez Encarnación named AIAA 30/30 aerospace leader

Olga Isabel Pérez Encarnación, a Dominican air traffic controller, journalist, and innovator, has been selected for the inaugural 30/30 program by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Recognized in the Business and Communications category, she is among 30 young professionals identified as emerging leaders in the aerospace industry.

Pérez Encarnación’s contributions include her work with the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC), the newspaper El Nuevo Diario, and the tech startup Nolim Studios. The AIAA highlighted her creation of ‘Quiero ser piloto’, a television series and aviation competition that has facilitated over 40 training scholarships and garnered more than two million views.

Additionally, the recognition noted her role in organizing the first female fly-in in the Dominican Republic and her development of the System for Aviation with Real-time AI (SARA). Developed with Nolim Studios, SARA is an artificial intelligence assistant designed to provide pilots, dispatchers, and air traffic controllers with rapid access to aeronautical information.