Jan and Hank still have their powers, but they've gone into reserve/retired Avenger status in much the same way they did in canon when Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and the Scarlet Witch were added to the team.
In this universe there was never a revolving chairperson of the week, and the early days of the Avengers were plagued by the question of who should lead them into battle, after it was found that Hank was not equal to this task. Jan, though she was growing up fast under the multiple pressures of being both the Wasp and the head of Van Dyne Fashions, wasn't up to the task at that time either, and she had the sense to realize it. Several leaders were tried, but Thor couldn't be around enough, Quicksilver didn't think far enough ahead, and the Hulk was needed ...elsewhere. Banner is still considered a reserve member, however. Warbird would have been offered the position if she'd been an Avenger at the time, but she is actually the newest member besides War Machine.
The finding of Captain America solved Jan's team leadership dilemma decisively. Jan deals with Cap directly, and he handles pretty much everyone else. Cap is just -that- good, and his interactions with Tony in this universe helped him integrate into the 'future' he had woken up to a lot quicker than he did in canon. Cap's friendship with his alternate team leader Warbird helped too, and Carol lives full-time at Avengers tower. Wanda and Pietro also live there full-time. Cap sleeps at the tower on occasion and uses the gym there almost daily. War Machine doesn't live at the tower full time either, but he sleeps there about half the time, and seems to be -around- a lot, even it means he has to remain in his cumbersome armor to do so. Cap thinks War Machine is using hanging out at the tower as a relief from Morgan and Sunset.
Okay, uh... Back to your question though, Jan -can- still fly. ...She just doesn't do so as a full-time Avenger anymore. Tony mentions it here because he kind of wonders if Jan regrets the decision to retire, which he suspects was Hank's idea.
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In this universe there was never a revolving chairperson of the week, and the early days of the Avengers were plagued by the question of who should lead them into battle, after it was found that Hank was not equal to this task.
Jan, though she was growing up fast under the multiple pressures of being both the Wasp and the head of Van Dyne Fashions, wasn't up to the task at that time either, and she had the sense to realize it. Several leaders were tried, but Thor couldn't be around enough, Quicksilver didn't think far enough ahead, and the Hulk was needed ...elsewhere.
Banner is still considered a reserve member, however.
Warbird would have been offered the position if she'd been an Avenger at the time, but she is actually the newest member besides War Machine.
The finding of Captain America solved Jan's team leadership dilemma decisively. Jan deals with Cap directly, and he handles pretty much everyone else.
Cap is just -that- good, and his interactions with Tony in this universe helped him integrate into the 'future' he had woken up to a lot quicker than he did in canon.
Cap's friendship with his alternate team leader Warbird helped too, and Carol lives full-time at Avengers tower. Wanda and Pietro also live there full-time. Cap sleeps at the tower on occasion and uses the gym there almost daily. War Machine doesn't live at the tower full time either, but he sleeps there about half the time, and seems to be -around- a lot, even it means he has to remain in his cumbersome armor to do so.
Cap thinks War Machine is using hanging out at the tower as a relief from Morgan and Sunset.
Okay, uh...
Back to your question though, Jan -can- still fly. ...She just doesn't do so as a full-time Avenger anymore. Tony mentions it here because he kind of wonders if Jan regrets the decision to retire, which he suspects was Hank's idea.