Envoy takes Dallas students on an unforgettable journey
Last week, outstanding Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) students from the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) paid a visit to our maintenance hangar at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). The STEM students had the opportunity to walk aboard our Embraer 175 jet, see a jet engine up close, and meet with some of the […]
Love is in the AAir: Terry and Nicole Butler
Most full-time working Americans spend about a third of their lifetime sleeping and another third working, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The last 33 percent is spent on education, leisure and family. This blog series is dedicated to our employees who’ve learned to game the system, and combined their time toiling away at work […]
Envoy and Boeing team up to give a tour of a lifetime
Remember the scene in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” when the lucky children get their first glimpse of the candy factory – chocolate waterfalls, gum drop trees, marshmallow mushrooms… – and the look on Charlie’s face as he enters Wonka’s world of “Pure Imagination”? That scene was virtually duplicated at Boeing’s Puget Sound assembly […]
Girls Soar at C.R. Smith Museum, sponsored by Envoy
Promoting diversity and inclusion across Envoy is fundamental to our success. And one of the ways we’re making this possible is partnering with local and national groups to encourage a more diverse range of people to join the aviation industry. On February 24, Envoy and American Airlines partnered with the C.R. Smith Museum to promote […]
Women With Wings: DFW Operations – Part One
From corner to corner lining every wall, desk and table, computer monitors light up the room of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) Virtual Control Center. The screens cover the room in a sky-blue hue while dozens of employees talk quietly over phones and headsets, and decipher the labyrinthine charts and diagrams on the glowing monitors. In the […]
“Tigger” bounces back at Reno Air Races
The last time we heard from Envoy First Officer Joseph Clark, he was preparing his racing plane “Tigger” for the 2017 Reno Air Races. Well, he’s back and is carrying new hardware. Last year, Joseph placed 6th overall in the Formula One race. This year, he flew by the competition and placed 2nd, beating out more […]
Envoy After Hours: Dispatcher Donnie Hackett aka “Mr. Midnight”
In Irving, Texas around midnight, there aren’t many businesses that are open apart from your all-night diners, never-closed superstores and 24-hour hamburger joints. But at Envoy Headquarters, the aircraft dispatchers are working business as usual. This group of night owls works in Systems Operations Control (SOC) overnight to monitor flights by communicating with stations and […]
A Perfect Fit in Little Rock
Last year, Envoy announced that it would be opening a much needed maintenance base in Little Rock, Arkansas (LIT) to support our growing fleet of Embraer 175 (E175) regional jets. Since then, we have been hiring new Aircraft Maintenance Technicians (AMT), forming the leadership group to supervise the base, and acquiring the necessary tools and […]
Legends of Aviation: Amelia Earhart makes record flight June 7
At 3:15 a.m., the grass runway at Parnamirim Airport was completely dark. The two pilots, Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan, paced the path looking for any type of landmark to help with their takeoff. “Once off the ground, a truly pitch dark encompassed us,” says Amelia Earhart, according to Finding Amelia by Ric Gillespie. “However, […]
Guest Blog: AMT Barry Arbelius Honors a Friend
We all have that friend that impresses and inspires us. We work harder to stay in stride with their abilities. We look forward to spending time with them and to see their smiles. Some people truly are blessings to know. For Dallas/Fort Worth Envoy Mechanic Barry Arbelius, that friend is John “Ziggy” Ziegler. Barry tells […]