FSS would like to recognize and say "thank you" to our employees who have been with us throughout the years. Celebrating milestone anniversaries in January are:
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| Jaqueline Gibson ORD Ramp Supervisor |
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| Tim White CHS General Manager |
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| Kelsey Miller Payroll Coordinator |
Flight Services & Systems (FSS) was excited to welcome Silver Airways to our new Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE). The first flight was on December 17th and according to Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) General Manager Evian Medrano, the flight and operations couldn’t have gone smoother. Leading up to the startup, FSS spent a few weeks hiring and training our new employees to ensure things would go off without a hitch. Congratulations to our new CAE team!
Check out the video from the startup.
We also welcomed Silver Airways to our new Jacksonville
International Airport (JAX) location. The first flight was on December 21st
and was led by new Operations Manager Freddy Medina. You can learn more about
Freddy by clicking here. As with CAE, FSS spent a few weeks with our new hires to
ensure that they were more than ready for the first flight. Congratulations to
Freddy and our new JAX team! Welcome to Columbia and Jacksonville, Silver Airways!
Check out the video from the startup.
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| Compliance Officer Evian Medrano (left) and General Manager Jimmy Dillard (right) |
For their hard work and effort, Evian and Jimmy were
presented WOW! Award by the team at corporate. A WOW! Award is given when an employee
has gone above and beyond with a passenger, or in these cases, an operation. From
everyone at corporate, thank you Evian and Jimmy for your hard work!
FSS would like to recognize our employees who have been with us throughout the years. Celebrating milestone anniversaries in December are:
Sherrie joined the FSS team in May 2013 and has made several
stops during her FSS career. She successfully and effectively ran our
Charleston International Airport (CHS) operation. While at CHS, Sherrie oversaw
the FSS operations for JetBlue Airways, Alaska Airlines, and Frontier Airlines.
She also was a part of the startup for the first wide-body British Airways
operation.
Her next stop was at our Indianapolis International Airport
(IND) station. Upon her arrival, Sherrie turned a poor performing operation
around and stabilized it. She also improved the station’s scorecard with Alaska
Airlines. At the end of 2019, FSS scored a “D” with Alaska Airlines. By the end
of the first quarter in 2020, Sherrie was able to raise the score to an “A”.
Sherrie proudly served in the U.S. Navy as a Quality
Assurance and Safety Supervisor in the aviation sector. During her service,
Sherrie obtained the right to bear three gold hash marks on her Star, three
Navy Achievement Medals, and two Outstanding Sailor of the Quarter awards along
with various oversea medals and Ad/Mat awards.
Flight Services & Systems (FSS) was excited to welcome Silver Airways to our Charleston International Airport (CHS) station. The first flight was on November 23rd and according to COO and CCO Phil Armstrong, the flight and operations couldn’t have gone smoother. Leading up to the startup, FSS spent a few weeks hiring and training our new employees to ensure things would go off without a hitch. Congratulations to our CHS team and welcome to Charleston, Silver Airways!
Check out the video from the startup.
We also welcomed Bahamasair back to our Palm Beach
International Airport (PBI) location. Flights with Bahamasair were halted due
to COVID-19. Bahamasair is no stranger to PBI but was new to the FSS family.
According to General Manager Evian Medrano, the November 29th
startup went as anticipated. Fantastic job by our PBI crew and welcome back to
Palm Beach, Bahamasair!
Check out the video from the startup.
Flight Services would like to thank Palm Beach International
Airport (PBI) General Manager Evian Medrano, Charleston International Airport
(CHS) Operations Manager Irish Butler, and Safety Supervisor Juvenal Sandoval, and Training Manager Paris Iovanna of Boston Logan International Airport (BOS).
This team was instrumental during the startup of Silver Airways at Charleston
International Airport and making it a success.
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| Freddy Medina JAX Operations Manager |
Freddy comes to FSS with over 16 years of experience in
facilitating airline ground operations. He started his career as a Customer
Service Agent for British Airways at JFK International Airport. While there,
Freddy worked as a line trainer, turn-around and ramp safety coordinator, and a
third-party duty manager. He is also accomplished in enhancing airline
operations through process improvement, internal audits, and staff development.
He will be overseeing our Silver Airways operation in
Jacksonville starting later this month. Freddy has a degree in Business
Administrations from Borough of Manhattan Community College. Welcome aboard,
Freddy!
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| Barbara Balcar Human Resources Manager |
Jill Ellison
Staff Accountant
Joining the FSS team is Jill Ellison. Jill is our new Staff
Accountant. New to the aviation industry, Jill comes to FSS with 20 years of
experience in accounting. Her areas of expertise are financials, payroll,
financial analytics, and month-end close as well as compliance and human
resources. Jill graduated from Kent State University Magna Cum Laude with a
bachelor’s degree in Accounting. Welcome aboard, Jill!
