Last Friday, Envoy partner school, ATP Flight School, opened a brand-new, beautiful training facility at Arlington Municipal Airport (GYK) in Arlington, Texas. Envoy pilots flew in a shiny Embraer 175 for cadets, students and aviation enthusiasts to take a tour. As a partner school, ATP is part of the Envoy Cadet Program that employs Cadets… Read more »
First Officer Jillian Clay is a woman who not only knows what she wants, but she’s not afraid to go get it. With both of her parents as shining examples of life inside the airline industry, Jillian envisioned the path to where she is now – she just had to put in the hard work and… Read more »
Last week, Captain David Tatum, American Airlines Director of Pilot Recruiting & Development, hosted a special luncheon to honor top-performing Cadet Pilots enrolled in Cadet Programs from American Airlines Group subsidiary airlines. Nine cadets – including four from Envoy – were selected based on feedback from their peers, recruiters and partner schools, and each received a personalized trophy… Read more »
Last year, American Airlines introduced its Cadet Academy that provides student pilots an opportunity to train at hand-picked flight schools and get them on their way toward becoming an airline pilot. After completing their Academy training, the student pilots choose to join one of American’s wholly-owned regional airlines as a Cadet Flight Instructor. We were… Read more »
“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”- John Dewey, philosopher and psychologist Where It All Began It was third grade, and I’m playing four-square during recess holding the coveted “A” server square, when an airplane flies over. I take a moment to pause from serving to admire the magic of flight overhead. It… Read more »