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What is your position at Envoy?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I started at Envoy two years ago, and I\u2019m currently based in Chicago O\u2019Hare as a First Officer on the Embraer 175. I hold an Airframe & Powerplant license as an aircraft mechanic too, which gives me the opportunity to understand the mechanical aspects of the aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Day-to-day my responsibilities are to fly the aircraft following all rules and procedures in the safest way possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Growing up in Colombia, how did aviation become your dream job? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Since I was really young, I loved the airplanes. I did not have cars to play with, I just had planes and I would paint runways on my terrace of my house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When I finished grade school, I did not try any other career. I was just focused on somehow becoming a pilot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When I finally got my pilot\u2019s license in Colombia, it was still really difficult to find work as a pilot. So, I kept working as a flight instructor, as a mechanic and a ground instructor in a flight school. Yes, I held three jobs at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, I got the chance to work in the U.S. thanks to my girlfriend, who is now my wife. I always had seen American Airlines as the \u201cbig boss of the sky\u201d, so when I realized Envoy was part of the American Airlines Group, I immediately applied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I even did not try in the other regionals. I was really dreaming to fly for Envoy because I wanted to dress like an American pilot, have their benefits, and wear their wings on my chest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Why did you start making your videos, and what do you hope to accomplish with them?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I started making these videos for pilots in Latin America who think commercial flying in the U.S. was too difficult. A lot of people loved my first video, so I made more because I love to teach and help people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I would like to show everyone how amazing the pilot life is, and I want to teach about aviation topics to help them in their career. Most importantly, I want to show in an easy and clear way every system and important aviation topics in Spanish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, I want to motivate people to achieve their goals and their dreams \u2014 I do not want anybody to give up. I want to be the person that I needed when I was without help to continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In your opinion, why is diversity of employees at Envoy important? Especially when it comes to diversity of languages. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Not only does it help us communicate better with our <\/strong>passengers who speak multiple languages, but it also creates a really nice and dynamic work environment with people from different locations and accents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every single person at the company is very important, and everyone plays an important role. We need to work as a team, because together we work better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve learned a lot from all types of people from everywhere that I go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tell us one surprising fact about you that others may not know. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To be honest, there are sometimes I still do not think this is true, that I am a pilot flying for Envoy and I’ll one day be at American Airlines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I worked extremely hard trying to get this job, and even though I tried many times to convince myself that I need to forget this dream, I never gave up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n That is why I am motivating people, because if I can do it, anyone can do it. They just need to keep working for their dreams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cover photo: First Officer Hernan Acevedo speaking to the camera in front of a flight simulator. (Screenshot from Hernan’s YouTube channel.) 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