Deirdre M. Gurry

Deirdre M. Gurry

Deirdre M. Gurry is the Owner of Aviaspire, LLC., an aviation services, consulting, and flight instruction company. Ms. Gurry retired from active duty with the U.S. Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2019 and has over 20 years of hands-on experience in all aspects of aviation safety, leadership, flight test, domestic operations, and international operations. She held assignments in Air Mobility Command, Air Force Materiel Command, NATO, and Air Education and Training Command to include combat operations in Southeast Asia. Her military assignments culminated as the Squadron Commander of the 8th Flying Training Squadron in Enid, Oklahoma. She has a Master’s of Business Administration and a Master’s of Military Operational Art and Science, as well as a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. Prior to developing Aviaspire, Ms. Gurry worked at the Oklahoma Flight Standards District Office for the Federal Aviation Administration. She was also the Airport Director of Enid Woodring Regional Airport. Ms. Gurry is an active Commercial pilot as well as a Single-Engine, Multi-Engine, and Instrument Flight Instructor.