Captain Easton takes flight as Envoy Pilot for a day
Earlier this year, Envoy Vice President Flight Operations, Captain Ric Wilson invited 8 year-old Easton Fryer to join Envoy as a Pilot for a day after learning of his love for aviation, as well as his Congenital Heart Defect (CHD). After months of planning, the day finally arrived for Easton and his family to travel […]
Envoy Pilots Mentor Future Aviators
Pictured above: FO Lindsay Richardson & Eagle Aviation Camper, Richard Walker Recently, some of our team members paid a visit to the C.R. Smith Museum’s Eagle Aviation Summer Camp to meet with participants and offer mentorship to those aspiring aviators. Envoy Capt. Philipe Abs Da Cruz, along with FO Lindsey Richardson, FO Zach Kilgore, and FO Brent […]
Women with Wings: First Officer Dana Mericle
A parent’s love for their child is stronger than any bond. In the case of First Officer Dana Mericle’s parents, despite their trepidations of missing their daughter and watching her leave China for the U.S., they sold their family home in Dalian, China to help finance Dana’s flight training. It’s no secret that flight training […]
Video: Father’s Day at 30,000 feet
Some might say a person’s love for aviation is hereditary. It’s in their genetic make-up, passed down from generation to generation – this is certainly true about the Scott family. On June 6, Madison Scott became the latest member of her family to begin her career in aviation, when she graduated as an Envoy Flight […]
American Airlines honors Envoy Distinguished Cadets
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 […]
Envoy awards Future Pilot Scholarship at WAI Conference
Last month at the International Women in Aviation Conference, the Envoy Flight Department awarded its very first Future Airline Pilot Scholarship to Megan Whittard of Arizona State University. The scholarship awards student pilots based on their qualifications, dedication to the aviation community and a 500-word essay explaining their career goals in the airline industry. The […]
2019 WAI Conference: Learning from today and exploring the future
The world of aviation isn’t as big as most think. Every airport you visit, every conference you attend, you eventually see a lot of the same people. However, the aviation community continues to avoid stagnation, working toward a common goal of improving the industry for everyone involved. At this year’s Women in Aviation International Conference […]
60 Second Interview: Capt. Kathleen Mask
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we’re sharing a series of sixty-second interviews from the women employees and leaders all across the Envoy operation. For this installment, we hear from Captain Kathleen Mask who is based in Chicago flying the Embraer 140/145. How did you start out in aviation? Are you still in the same role? I […]
Recap: Envoy at the NGPA Winter Warm-Up
Every start of the year, thousands of aviators migrate to the warm Coachella Valley for the National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA) Winter Warm-up conference in Palm Springs, Calif. For many, it’s an opportunity to get some face time with airlines hiring pilots and to network within the aviation community. And while there is plenty of […]
Love is in the Embraer: Captains Kailey Gonzalez and Ryan Currie
When you come to work for Envoy, you don’t just join a company, you join a family. Much like Captains Kailey Gonzalez and Ryan Currie who came to fly for Envoy together, they were embarking on a new journey in their careers, as well as their relationship. They were in the same First Officer training […]