Cover Photo: First Officer Dean Valbuena (left) and Captain Ricardo Mata (right) on their first flight together. With about 16 thousand employees and a commitment to hire people from all…
The commercial pilot profession isn’t exactly a process that can be duplicated by everyone in the field. Whether you earn your hours at a university, in the military or as…
A once in a lifetime opportunity. That is what 38 high school students from the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) were about to embark upon during the STEM-Liner Experience held…
Not many people would forego a paycheck, smile, and continue to work with vigorous passion. Unless you’re Gabe Molina -- who loved his job teaching Los Angeles inner-city youth all…
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…
In February, Ric Wilson, VP of Flight Operations, attended the National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA) Diversity & Inclusion Summit to learn more about how airlines can be bastions of acceptance…
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…
Ever since he was four years old, Wil Hehman knew he would be a pilot. It began with taking flights alone from his parent’s home in Connecticut to his grandparent’s…
Missed part one? Catch up here. In the DFW control center, their main function is to orchestrate the aircraft traffic coming in and out of the airport to ensure a…