March 30, 2024

From Maintenance to Mentoring: A Veteran's Journey from Air Force Ground to Airline Sky

1 hour

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Fly the Transition!

After a couple of weeks off, Fly the Transition is back with a new episode. This time around we talk with Legacy Airline Pilot and aviation mentor Kenny Thomas. Kenny grew up in the Bronx with limited access to aviation. After a stint as an Air Force Maintainer, Kenny went back to college, earned his commission and became an Air Force Navigator. He would eventually make his way to flying with a major airlines. Hear his story right here, on Fly the Transition

On this week's episode, I talk with Jared, math whiz turned regional pilot. He will tell us about working on building a plane in high school, his careers with numbers, teaching, and eventually landing a job in aviation at a regional airlines.

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