Carole Rickard Hedden

Washington, DC

Summary

Carole Rickard Hedden retired in 2022 as Executive Editor for custom content and Program Excellence for the Aviation Week Network, providing custom content and research to industry executives. She also was Managing Editor of Aviation Week’s Advanced Air Mobility Report. She joined Aviation Week in 1996 as a financial/business editor and has led special projects for more than two decades.

Prior to joining Aviation Week, Hedden worked for over 20 years in the news media and as a corporate communications leader at Fortune 100 companies.

Articles

By Carole Rickard Hedden
Inability to change is the weak link in program performance across aerospace and defense.
Defense

Kim Hicks
Hear what disciplines are most in demand, salaries, sign-on bonuses, and the value that work/life balance plays in the compensation package.
Workforce

By Carole Rickard Hedden
The future of A&D is looking good judging by the accomplishments and drive of the young innovators—the lifeblood of the next generation—in this Aviation Week-Raytheon feature.
Workforce