2018 WAI Conference: Common bonds for a better future
The International Women in Aviation Conference is always a fun collaboration of women and men coming together to reach a very important common goal – inspire women and girls to…
Top-seniority mechanic celebrates 35 years with Envoy
Parked outside the Sawyer International Airport (MQT) in the blistering cold, an old van idled with a puff of white steam flowing from its rusty exhaust pipes. Out pops Envoy…
Women With Wings: Captain Kiersten Orrick
Captain Kiersten Orrick stood out like a sore thumb in her seersucker blazer, red blouse and blue Italian leather wingtips as she waded through a thicket of men in black…
Embracing differences with First Officer Jakob Barnard
Sometimes when evaluating an airline like Envoy, it can seem that the only things that matter are the airplanes, performance metrics and getting passengers to their destinations on time and…
Heroes in Cedar Rapids
On Wednesday, February 14, the Envoy team in Cedar Rapids (CID) gathered for a mystery ‘all-hands’ meeting. “We’ve come a long way as a team, and this is a story…
Retired Envoy pilot ‘eager’ to teach again
In an instant, the massive shifting and swerving Embraer 145 simulator came to a halt, the drawbridge dropped and when three pilots exited, three more entered through the sim doors. It…
Envoy helps send soldiers to the Armed Forces Bowl
Last December, Envoy and American Airlines partnered with the Armed Forces YMCA (ASYMCA) to charter two flights sending soldiers and wounded warriors plus their families to the Lockheed Martin Armed…
Unveiling the portrait of an American Fallen Soldier
In the American Fallen Soldiers Project Gallery, sparkling tinsel hung from the ceiling like golden clouds harboring angels, bells and snowflakes. Over the speakers, a playlist of Christmas music peppered…
Behind-the-scenes: Envoy pilots in the limelight
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…