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 walks of life, sometimes coincidental and serendipitous moments occur where one can say that we really do live in a small world. Take for instance,… Read more »
On August 2, the second annual Kid’s Aviation Day at Envoy Headquarters was a smashing success. Children of Envoy employees got an exclusive look into the daily operations at Envoy’s offices and Training Center. The day’s activities began with an ice breaker where children got to show off their best dance moves. Then, the kids… Read more »
“Mom, can boys be pitots too?” Such an innocent but honest question from the four-year-old daughter of now-retired American Airlines pilot Beverley Bass. Her daughter, Paige Stawicki, couldn’t quite pronounce the word pilot, and only knew what she saw, which was that her mother and her friends were all pilots and all women. Since her… Read more »
It’s no secret; airports can be difficult for customers to travel through, with so many regulations and rules in place to make travel safer, but at the cost of convenience. When one passenger flying from Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) ran into a snag concerning a painting too large to carry on… Read more »
Throughout his life, Dean Williams has used his many talents and skills, mixed with his passion for helping others, in every job he’s had. Yet, no other career has utilized his abilities quite like his position as an Envoy Flight Attendant. From an early age, Dean was mesmerized by airplanes and looked forward to every… Read more »