From a mile away, a sound like cracking lightning began roaring louder and louder to a crescendo of a thunderous boom. All eyes turned toward the F-16 Fighting Falcon piercing through the clear, blue sky over Dannelly Field Air National Guard Base. In the sweltering Alabama heat, thousands of aviators and aviation enthusiasts gathered to… Read more »
In the video below, a group of thrill-seeking skydivers jump from thousands of feet in the air, looking like a smack of luminescent jellyfish Power Rangers flying through the night sky. Among the group is Envoy First Officer Thomas Johnston, who, along with his team, owns the world record for a 33-person large formation night jump. Thomas’ fascination… Read more »
During the 2018 summer, 15 interns from colleges around the U.S. worked in various departments at Envoy Headquarters in Irving, Texas. For 11 weeks, they were heavily involved in a wide array of projects in departments like Flight Safety, Communications, Finance and Flight Operations. By the end of the three months, the interns had gained the… Read more »
On Friday, August 17, Envoy opened its doors to eight lucky aviation enthusiasts for a behind-the-scenes look into the inner workings of an airline, as well as a tour of the American Airlines Training Center in Fort Worth, Texas. For its third year, in conjunction with American and Airlinegeeks.com to celebrate National Aviation Day, Envoy had the pleasure… Read more »
“Mom, can boys be pitots too?” Such an innocent but honest question from the four-year-old daughter of now-retired American Airlines pilot Beverley Bass. Her daughter, Paige Stawicki, couldn’t quite pronounce the word pilot, and only knew what she saw, which was that her mother and her friends were all pilots and all women. Since her… Read more »