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One way we show our support is by sponsoring the Winter Warm Up and providing a five-thousand-dollar scholarship for aircraft mechanics. This year, we awarded Embry-Riddle graduate student Miguel Mar\u00eda Moore for his outstanding commitment to aeronautical engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s pretty great getting the scholarship, because I\u2019m really trying to get my master\u2019s before I get too old!\u201d Miguel said laughing about his so-called \u201clate\u201d start into the field. (Miguel is only in his early thirties \u2014 it\u2019s never too late!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another inspiring young aviator is Hunter Hayes, an Envoy Cadet who works as a flight instructor at Western Michigan University, one of our Cadet Program<\/a> partner schools. Not only was Hunter a a volunteer for the conference, he was also selected for the NGPA President\u2019s Award. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Click here to see our interview with Hunter from the 2020.)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHunter is an excellent example of the type of relationship we try to have with our Cadets,\u201d said First Officer Austin Decker, one our Pilot Recruitment managers. \u201cWe\u2019re in constant contact, support his career goals, and celebrate him for everything he brings to the table to brighten the future of Envoy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The future is what Envoy can bank on. Just by looking at the Palm Springs crowd at the conference over the years, it seems like it\u2019s getting younger and more diverse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n That means it\u2019s in the industry\u2019s best interest to listen to up-and-coming aviators and airline professionals. Most importantly, it means that supporting their goals and letting them be who they are will create the best work environment possible for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf you feel happy, if you\u2019re comfortable being yourself at work, and you kinda just fit-in like everyone else, then that\u2019s when you start seeing a spike in company morale,\u201d said Erika DeLong, NGPA Transgender Member Services Chairwoman. \u201cProgress takes a long time, but there\u2019s signs that we\u2019re getting closer to equity and equality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n As the NGPA and other organizations who represent the diversity of the airline industry continue to strive for fairness and inclusion, Envoy will be there to support them and our employees. After all, with a company history as rich and diverse as ours, we\u2019ve learned \u2014 and are still learning \u2014 how to operate as authentic as can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This coming March, we\u2019re looking forward to attending the Women in Aviation (WAI) Conference to show our support for female airline professionals around the world. If you\u2019re an Envoy employee and will be in attendance at the WAI Conference, we\u2019d love to speak with you about a possible video appearance \u2014contact us at envoy.<\/a>news<\/a>@aa.com<\/a> to learn more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The NGPA Winter Warm Up conference and Industry Expo is not only a time for aviators and airline professionals to network, it\u2019s also a place where attendees can be their authentic selves. The more you listen to people at the conference \u2014 members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community \u2014 the more you get the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":41856,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[105,66,77,144,51,68,135,80],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15348"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_PSP_NGPA-WWU_blog_feb-28_700px-6.jpg\")
The Future is Now<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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