November 2019

Granseur Dick has always had an interest in aviation, spurred by his grandfather’s stories of flying in the 1950s and 60s. After college, Dick took his aviation interest and began...

Taking flying lessons while in high school, Chad Willis originally envisioned himself as a commercial pilot, but new interest while in college pulled him elsewhere. However, he...

Jenny Ann Urban has always been interested in the travel industry. She traveled with her family growing up and when she was in law school, Urban was fortunate enough to be the...

When Kindra Mahler was in college, her sister was working at the Fargo Jet Center when she informed her about a customer service position opening up at the company. Mahler only...

Growing up in Louisville, Ky., Josh Ball was amazed by all the planes he’d see coming in for a landing. Massive cargo planes would come in parallel to the main interstate corridor...

Joe Emery started his career in the automotive division of Jervis B. Webb, but the Great Recession took him in on a different path. Emery said he was “loaned” to the airport division...

When John Bridi was 8 years old, one experience on a family trip to Europe changed his life. Bridi was on a Boeing 747 en route to Europe, when a flight attendant took him to ...

Growing up in Amelia Island, Florida, just outside of Jacksonville, Florida, Jeff Taylor’s life always had a connection with aviation.His parents worked for airlines, so he spent...

Kristen M. Clonan’s career didn’t start in aviation, but her path to the industry has led her through some special events. Clonan aspired to be a journalist at a time when news...

Amanda Sutton, Sustainability Manager at Denver International Airport (DEN), was new to aviation when the airport created a new position five years ago to find a way to integrate...

Erin Croop decribes herself as a go-getter, serving as the marketing coordinator for Page Field airport and the airport’s FBO, Base Operations. The job has Croop putting her lifelong...

When Juliana Peña was growing up, she had a collection of books showcasing how different things worked. Her favorite book was always the one with the airplanes. “Since I was little...

When James Hanney was 4 years old, his family moved from England to Florida. Having family fly in to visit while he was growing up piqued his interest in airports and how the ...

Growing up in Savannah, Ga., James W. Hess III was always around airplanes. Military aircraft would fly over their home and his dad would take him to air shows.Hess wasn’t sure...

Justin Lobb was always interested in aviation as a child. He was fascinated by aircraft and wanted to be a pilot. But when Lobb was in college, he joined College Business Aviation...

James Cicardo has aviation in his blood. Growing up, he went to the airport to watch airplanes takeoff and land. Most of his family worked in the industry and all the contact ...

When Juan F. Martinez was growing up in San Juan, his dad would take him to a local airfield every weekend where they would watch planes fly away. He took the love of aviation...

Josh Ball, C.M., Louisville Regional Airport AuthorityJustin T. Barkowski, American Association of Airport ExecutivesMahindra J. Bheodari, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International...

The responsibility that U.S. airport authorities and their security services have is immense. In 2018 alone, 19,622 public and private airports handled over 16,122,000 flights...

A federal requirement mandating airports to consider waste management in master planning created a niche opportunity for Morgan Turner to combine her aviation experience with ...

We are less than one year from a major, nationwide event that will capture significant attention and impact millions of American travelers. The average citizen might think I’m...

With 16 years of experience (over 12 in aviation related projects), Andres Chacon, deputy project manager for aviation at HNTB, has worked on projects at some of the world’s busiest...

Moe Khattak has always been fascinated by the aviation industry. “I did not know exactly what I wanted to major or specialize in during high school, but one thing I was sure on...

Meredith Genochio joined Tastes on the Fly in 2001 and has since moved her way through the ranks to chief operating officer. Genochio never realized she could make a vocation ...

Mahindra J. Bheodari never consider the aviation industry for his career path, but since he walked in the doors he hasn’t left. Bheodari is an airport system engineer for Hartsfield...

When Justin Barkowski was growing up, a career in aviation was never on his radar. However, one day while in high school he saw the movie “The Aviator,” which opened his eyes ...

When Kevan Hoffman was growing up, he always knew he wanted to work at an airport. As his family would travel to visit other family, he’d see all the moving parts and pieces to...

Serving on the John Wayne Airport (JWA) Executive Management team, Dianna E. Deis, strategic initiatives manager, became interested in aviation at a young age while preparing ...

When Nikkie Kent isn’t taking care of her two children, both under the age of five, she is an innovator in the airport customer service experience industry trying to create an...

Cody Waterman started working as a line service tech when he was 19 years old. Currently serving as the line service manager at TAC Air-DAL, Waterman has become enamored with ...

Barry Loudis is trying to improve the passenger experience through story telling. As the senior director of business development and digital distribution at WarnerMedia, Loudis...

Luis Trujillo, C.M. caught the aviation bug growing up in Santa Rosa de Cabal, Colombia, where the main mode of transportation is aviation. It influenced his interest and ambition...

Devon Brubaker has spent his whole career in aviation, absorbing as much knowledge as he could from all the different facets of the industry that he’s had his hands in. He now...

Seeing the impact that his work has on one of the busiest airports in the world is what Adam Razak, communications engineer associate IV for Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA),...

As Project Manager for CHA Consulting Inc., Mary D. Kerstein, PE is responsible for designing, permitting and construction coordination for many airport projects. She was involved...

The fast-moving and ever-changing environment of an airport is just the atmosphere that Gene Frazier, superintendent-airport facilities management at Tallahassee International...

As the Chief Operating Officer of Minute Suites, Chris Glass is helping to fuel the growth of healthy travel and combat traveler fatigue. “There’s not enough focus on the passenger...

Airports are often referred to as cities within cities, employing more than 1.2 million people across 485 commercial airports across the country. This makes the airport an incredibly...

Air Canada's new GSE facility at Edmonton International Airport aims to modernize and streamline the airline's cargo and GSE operations – all under one roof.