When asked what made him join the aviation industry as a structural engineer for Hawaiian Airlines, this is what Kevin Sakumoto will tell you: “I’ve always enjoyed traveling and...
Daniel Neeley was always fascinated with aircraft and flying at a young age so it was no surprise he ended up in the field for his career. Neeley started at StandardAero in 2000...
Chris Haskell’s career in aviation set sail when he joined the US Navy in 2001. Originally looking to be a cryptographer when enlisting, his aptitude tests showed his strengths...
Alphonso Torrez got into aviation via the United States Navy, where he was an Aircraft Electrician’s Mate from 2008 to 2013, serving as the night lead, top rank held: E5, surface...
Whether they come from general aviation, business aviation, antique aircraft, rotocraft, military, airline, education, executive management, or maintenance, these individuals ...
"A complex and dynamic business", "aircraft technology and development", "the wide range of associated challenges", and "interdisciplinary cooperation" – those are the factors...
For Caesar Strait, his trip into the field of aviation began in 2005 when he became an automotive mechanic. Eventually, though, Strait would trade in wheels for wings. “I started...
Benjamin Fox grew up working on and racing hot rods with his brothers and father, taking trips to regional tracks on weekends in the highly competitive circle track racing circuit...
A fascination with the way aircraft do what they do and go where they go is what propelled Simon Victor N. Kagwe to pursue a career in the field of aviation, saying: “For as long...
Bailey Specialty Cranes & Aerials’s EX series of Boom Lifts and Scissor Lifts get an aircraft maintenance professional off the ground and up to where they need to go.
Colin Estes is good with his hands. He says he’s had a passion for fixing things since childhood, helping his dad work on cars. “Growing up, I always worked on cars with my dad...
Since he was a boy, the act of “putting an aircraft into the sky” has fascinated Kyle Pillar.“The technology, engineering, and all other activities involved in aviation is something...
The aviation industry is like equal parts mysticism and puzzle for Jason Barrett, an allure that sucked him in. “The aviation industry has complex systems and problems. To work...
Not many people go from studying to become a doctor and working in a hospital to becoming an aircraft mechanic, and while Chris Wilson’s journey into the aviation industry may...
An affection for traveling as a child is what Sandra Granados says “brought on the curiosity of the many layers in Aviation” for her. “The airplanes, the apparent defiance of ...
Aerial applicators and hearing stories from his grandfather about Word War II bomber flights in the Pacific is what planted the seed of what would become a career in the head ...
Curiosity, that’s what Zachary Flora says got him started in aviation – that and a little help from Grandma’s house. “My grandma happened to live on the final approach flight ...
Aviation, you could say, is just a part of Sean Segers make up.“As a child my mother worked for Ozark Airlines as a resevationist to start her career. She really took advantage...
Adeeba Ghazal is mechanically inclined by her own admission, meaning it would only make sense for her to find her way into aviation. “My passion for aircrafts has motivated me...
