Sergio Ramirez is an extremely passionate and hardworking C5 pilot: Having served on the Diversity Equity & Inclusion Council, Sergio also recently completed his upgrade to Captain and as part of the Aviate program will one day be flying for United! Read on to learn some of his inspiring aviation story…
Steve Moore is a storied aviation professional with a 44-year career in the industry, currently serving as our Regional Manager of Airport Operations at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). It is with a heavy heart that the CommuteAir family thanks Steve for his service and wishes him the best in his next upcoming venture…Retirement! Read on to learn some of his amazing aviation story…
Meet Maintenance Crew Lead, Nick Massey! Nick is a rising star in the CommuteAir Maintenance Department, and being a passionate racing mechanic and driver in his personal life, he wanted a bigger challenge with even bigger engines and that led him to aviation! Read on to learn some of Nick’s aviation story…
Meet First Officer, HaeBom Lee! HaeBom’s story begins back in Seoul, South Korea before immigrating to the United States to become a pilot. As a rabid aviation enthusiast, HaeBom is active within the CommuteAir Community as a member of our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion council, ALPA, and regularly volunteers for special events. Read on to learn some of HaeBom’s aviation story…
Our Featured Crew series tells the individual stories of standout members of our diverse team whose hard work makes our organization unique. Meet the “G Fam:” Clarence Grisham, Patricia Grisham, and Michael Gurley are more than C5 Family…they’re related! An aviation family through and through, click below to hear some of their story…
Our “Featured Crew” series tells the individual stories of standout members of our diverse team whose hard work makes our organization unique. Kalani Lau joined CommuteAir after getting his start flying charters in his home state of Hawaii! Despite starting his aviation career to finance his racing hobby…Kalani will one day be flying for United Airlines…like his dad did! Read on to hear Kalani’s aviation story…
Our “Featured Crew” series tells the individual stories of standout members of our diverse team whose hard work makes our organization unique. Karin Berhaupt joined CommuteAir and the aviation industry on her son Phillip’s recommendation in 2021…and made it a family affair! Phillip flew for us until 2023 and is now a First Officer at United! Click to read Karin’s aviation story!
Our “Featured Crew” series tells the individual stories of standout members of our diverse team whose hard work makes our organization unique. Christina Krivokucha discovered her passion for recruiting after having experience in a number of different aviation roles including HR management and Airport Operations…and in her own words, “Can’t be stopped!”
Our “Featured Crew” series tells the individual stories of standout members of our diverse team whose hard work makes our organization unique. Peyton Arata is one of our most active pilots – Having interned at United, Peyton is also active with our pilot union (ALPA) and can often be found representing CommuteAir at industry events such as the Women in Aviation International Conference!
Our “Featured Crew” series tells the individual stories of standout members of our team whose hard work makes our organization unique. We’re taking this opportunity to share a story from one of the standout members of our diverse team: Talent Acquisition Specialist – Shanae Dunn! Shanae has been bringing smiles and sparkles to the CommuteAir Community for the past five years – first as a Flight Attendant and now with our Talent Acquisition Team!
Our “Featured Crew” series tells the individual stories of standout members of our team whose hard work makes our organization unique. One of our passenger’s most beloved Flight Attendants, Cyrene James has generated positivity, support, and positive feedback from our passengers throughout her 10 years flying with us!
Our “Featured Crew” series tells the individual stories of standout members of our team whose hard work makes our organization unique. In honor of Black History Month, we’re taking this opportunity to share a story from one of the standout members of our diverse team: First Officer Shelley Thomas! Her successful career in aviation started by taking her all over the world as an international Flight Attendant, and today she’s the one flying our passengers to their next destination as a First Officer!
We’re taking this opportunity to share a story from one of the standout members of our diverse team: Operations Controller, Colton Newkirk! An experienced aircraft dispatcher and self-described “nerd,” Colton creates smiles within our operation by solving problems with his fun and energetic attitude!
There are a handful of critical roles that each airline must keep staffed at all times of operation according to the FAA, and ‘Chief Pilot’ is amongst them. We had a chance to sit down with our Chief Pilot, Ryan Morris and asked him to share some of his story.
Happy Pride from CommuteAir! In honor of Pride Month – We’re taking this opportunity to share a story from one of the standout members of our diverse team: Houston Flight Attendant, Kayla Felix! A true people-person with a passion for taking care of others, Kayla’s drive and passion for aviation generates positive passenger comments wherever she flies and will soon see her instructing and certifying our future crew!
Today is International Flight Attendant Day! We’re taking the opportunity to share a story from one of the standout members of our diverse team – Denver Inflight Supervisor, Jordan Hoel. Jordan has been flying for seven years, starting out as a Flight Attendant and now as an Inflight Supervisor. Highly charismatic and hard-working, Jordan’s professional and personal travels have taken her to nearly all 50 states!
The month of May is Asian American & Pacific Islander heritage month, and we’re taking the opportunity to share some of the incredible stories from the standout members of our diverse team. This week we’re featuring Director of Pilot Training – Lance Lau. His lifelong career in aviation has taken him all over the world, put him in the seat next to some of the most interesting figures in the industry, and established some exciting ‘firsts’ for Asian American pilots.
The month of March is Women’s History Month, and we’re taking the opportunity to share the incredible stories of just a few of the standout members of our diverse team. This week we’re featuring First Officer, Mary Catherine Russell – A successful career in the friendly skies has taken “MC” all over the world, on both sides of the flight deck – as a Flight Attendant and a Pilot!
The month of March is Women’s History Month, and we would like to take the opportunity to share the incredible stories of just a few of the standout members of our diverse team. This week we’re featuring Senior SIM Instructor, Tandy Middleton – a certified 121 pilot, lifelong aviation fan and Membership Chair for the Women in Aviation Houston Chapter.
February is Black History Month and we would like to take this opportunity to share the incredible stories of just a few of the high-performing members of our diverse team. This week we’re featuring Kwasi Bandoh – One of our top maintenance and technical recruiters, Kwasi’s amazing efforts on our team have recently seen him promoted to Senior Recruiter!
During Black History Month, we would like to share the incredible stories of just a few of the standout members of our team. This week we’re featuring Dorjän Scott – an experienced Technical Writer, Mechanical Engineer, and lifelong fan of aviation!
The month of February is Black History Month, and we would like to take the opportunity to share the incredible stories of just a few of the standout members of our diverse team. This week we’re featuring First Officer, Daniel Croom – an extremely hardworking pilot and recipient of the Red Tails Scholarship award.
The month of February is Black History Month, and we would like to take the opportunity to share the incredible stories of just a few of the standout members of our diverse team. This week we’re featuring Flight Attendant, Iesha Williamson: A bright and magnetic people-person, Iesha is consistently rated as one of our top Flight Attendants by our passengers!
