The sun was barely peeking over the horizon, beginning to shed light across the ramps and runways at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). Inside the airport, shuffling through the crew lounge doors were two wide-eyed pilots reporting for duty. Only, on this morning, they were not preparing for flights but instead preparing for their moment… Read more »
Fifty-four years ago, Zane Lemon watched movies like John Wayne’s Flying Tigers, a World War II-era film about daring fighter pilots, and dreamed about a life of aviation. Sure enough, Zane joined the U.S. Air Force in 1970 as a fighter pilot on the F-4 Phantom and, after his retirement from the military in 1978,… Read more »
Envoy pilot Richard Thompson II recently upgraded to Captain, and before his father’s upcoming retirement as an airline pilot, he decided to surprise him with a letter of thanks for guiding him to the Captain’s seat. Below is that letter, which originally appeared in the Air Line Pilots Association magazine. Changing of the Guard … Read more »
It was a concert months in the making, but if the cheering crowd was any indication, it was well worth the wait. With the sun setting under a balmy night sky, the Lt. Dan Band, a program of the Gary Sinise Foundation, took the stage at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, with acclaimed actor Gary Sinise leading… Read more »
It was supposed to be a routine overnight trip to Pensacola, Florida for Envoy First Officer Amanda Tucker. She was going to show what a day-in-the-life of an Envoy pilot entails – her walk around inspection, flight planning, riding the shuttle to the hotel, a trip to a local restaurant…you know, the usual. But Amanda… Read more »