Legends of Aviation: Jacqueline “Jackie” Cochran
At 30,000 feet above sea level in the Earth’s atmosphere, temperatures can reach as low as -45 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s cold enough to do serious harm to the human body…
Making of a Career, Women in Aviation International Conference 2017
The Women in Aviation International Conference (WAI) was held this year from Thursday, March 2 to Saturday, March 4. Hundreds of aviators from pilots to dispatchers to business leaders to student…
Guest Blog: Inspiring young aviators with Captain Jessica Hines
Since 1982, the Expanding Your Horizons Network (EYHN) has inspired young girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Our very own Envoy Captain Jessica Hines has…
Firsthand Account: 2017 NGPA Winter Warm-Up
When I was hired to be the new Digital Content Developer on Envoy’s Communications team, I imagined days full of photographing planes, interviewing pilots and writing blog posts like I…
Women With Wings: Arpinder Kaur
Anyone's first flight has the potential to be a profound one. For the 14-year-old Arpinder Kaur, her flight from India to the United States evoked her desire to be a pilot. As…
Women With Wings Q&A: Captain Brittany Hanson
Born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, Envoy Captain Brittany Hanson is right at home flying CRJ-700s out of O’Hare International Airport (ORD). In fact, the option for…
Family Affair: Captain Cliff Austin
An abiding love for aviation and Texas runs deep in the Austin family. For starters, Envoy Captain Cliff Austin is the sixth-great-grandnephew of “The Father of Texas”, Stephen F. Austin. Cliff…
Women With Wings: Updates and Upgrades
“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” ~ Benjamin Franklin When Jessica Hines interviewed with Women With Wings she was on the verge…
Women With Wings: First Officer Nicole Mott
You’ve probably seen one before. In front of a neighborhood grocery store, between the soda machines and stacks of firewood, there sometimes sits a bumbling coin-operated kiddie airplane ride. To…
Women With Wings: First Officer Jessica Hines
The air traffic control tower of the Pocatello Regional Airport was about as exciting as watching paint dry for then 17-year-old Jessica Hines. She became bored with the internship at…