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Christian Manicki was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but he was mainly raised in Fountain Hills, Arizona. From there, he moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, to attend the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He currently resides in Houston, Texas, where he is a part of the administrative sponsorship program. Growing up, his parents were employed by […]

Mike Nagel is a second-generation employee of American Flyers. Mike’s dad, Mike Sr., began working for American Flyers (A.T.E. at the time) in the 1970s when we had a location at Love Field in Dallas, TX. After leaving A.T.E., Mike Sr. began working for Southwest Airlines where he stayed until he retired a couple of […]

Thank you to our entire maintenance team for all of your hard work and dedication. Our mechanics work tirelessly each day to ensure our airplanes meet the highest standards the industry has to offer. Because of them, our employees and customers feel safe each time they fly one of our airplanes. Our maintenance team consists […]

Drew LauthCFI at: Houston, TX (DWH) Working with American Flyers has many perks but one of my favorite is the community! Both the CFI and management teams have the best people who have been at KDWH since I was a student back in 2015! That makes it all the more rewarding to be an instructor […]

By: Andrew Henley Colin Gonzalez started with American Flyers 23 years ago at KSMO airport in California. He found himself working weekends as he paid for his training to earn his private pilot certificate. His hard work and attention to detail made him the perfect choice for the Administrative Co-op program. In the program, Colin […]

American Flyers is dedicating this issue of the Pilot’s Digest to all of our employees.  They have always been known as hard workers but this year, they went above and beyond.  To every instructor, mechanic, manager, NST member, fueler, customer service representative, intern, and members of our National staff, THANK YOU!   Thank you for doing […]