Holding Short
67 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago -Holding Short is a podcast about all things aviation and the people that make up this multifaceted industry. Join our host Laura as she sits down with old friends and makes new ones. We’ll hear stories from all across Canada and around the world, be inspired, and learn a thing or two along the way!
New episodes every second friday!
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Episode 65- Karl Loken
June 09, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBEpisode 65 is out today with guest Karl Loken! Karl began his aviation career in 2007 with Air Georgian/Air Canada Express, as an Inventory Controller in supply-chain to support the Beech 1900D aircraft; concurrently training under Centennial College’s Parts Technician Apprenticeship red seal trade certification program. In 2013, he joined Sky Regional Airlines/Air Canada Express as a Lead Materials Coordinator, Stores & Material Control department at YYZ for the Embraer 175 fleet transit...
Episode 64- Pam Maskell
March 31, 2023 15:06 - 56 minutes - 39.8 MBEpisode 64 is out today with guest Pam Maskell! Pam got her start in aviation a little bit later in life. While flying was always something that was of great interest, it wasn’t until she took a discovery flight for her 30 th birthday that she realized that becoming a pilot wasn’t out of reach. A few short months after the initial flight, Pam began working towards her PPL and hasn’t looked back. Never feeling fully fulfilled in her career in healthcare, and often joking that she would cont...
Episode 63- Emily Reiman
March 10, 2023 13:00 - 46 minutes - 31.4 MBEpisode 63 is out today with guest Emily Reiman! Emily is an Aerospace Control Operator in the RCAF, the Director of DEI on the Senior Leadership Team for Elevate Aviation and Project Coordinator for Allies in the Workplace. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Sociology and a Master’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in Equity Studies. Emily is currently working in the Combat Operations Center in Cold Lake AB and has deployed operationally on Operation Reassurance in Roma...
Episode 62- Nordia King
March 04, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBEpisode 62 is out today with guest Nordia King! A native of Trinidad and Tobago, Nordia moved to Brooklyn, N.Y at a young age. Having dreams of being a Flight Attendant but not knowing how to break into the industry, Nordia attended university where she completed her Bachelor's in Forensic Psychology while working as a gate agent. During her final year of school, she was able to join her employer's inflight team. It was during her time as a Flight Attendant that Nordia fell in love with mai...
Episode 61- Tim Perry of ALPA Canada
February 24, 2023 13:00 - 51 minutes - 29.5 MBEpisode 61 is out today with guest Tim Perry! WestJet pilot Tim Perry is the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) Canada president. He was first elected on Oct. 17, 2018, at the Association’s biennial Board of Directors meeting, taking office on January 1, 2019. He is currently serving his third term. The ALPA Canada president is the principal officer of the ALPA Canada Board, chairs all meetings, and serves as the Board’s spokesperson. Captain Perry is responsible for planning, coord...
Episode 60- Piyush Gandhi
February 18, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBEpisode 60 is out today with guest Piyush Gandhi! Piyush Gandhi an experienced executive in the field of aviation. He is currently the Vice President, Operations and Business Development for the Presage Group Inc. which is an organization that uses psychological science-based analytics to understand the behaviours of employees (primarily pilots) in operational workplaces and provide mitigation strategies that ultimately improve the safety and performance of those organizations. Most recentl...
Episode 59- Warren Holt- President of the Urban Pilots Network
February 03, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBEpisode 59 is out today with guest Warren Holt! A pilot with Air Canada for the past 17 years, Warren Holt is also the President of a non-profit organization called the Urban Pilots Network, or UPN. Warren became interested in flying at an early age and continued the pursuit of his dream by enrolling in the Aviation and Flight Technology Program at Seneca College. After graduation it would take Warren 7 years to accrue the flight time and experience necessary to ultimately land him his drea...
Episode 58- Aircraft Maintenance Engineers of Canada
January 27, 2023 13:00 - 11 minutes - 8.11 MBIn this minisode, Cam takes a moment to talk about an important upcoming campaign in Canadian Aviation, and how you can support our Aircraft Maintenance Engineers in advocating for a better future for our industry and community. More information about the campaign will be out soon, so keep an eye on social media. To find out more about Aircraft Maintenance Engineers of Canada, and the regional associations that make it up, please visit https://amec-teac.ca/. On their website you’ll be able...
Episode 57- Sierra Harrop
January 20, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBSierra Harrop is an award-winning storyteller, TV host, and content creator. For eleven years, she told the story of general aviation as a producer and videojournalist for AOPA. She is a private pilot with tailwheel and high-performance endorsements. She’s currently completing instrument rating and commercial certificate training. She’s flown over 20 different types of general aviation aircraft and enjoys backcountry flying and long VFR cross countries. She’s a licensed ham radio operator an...
Episode 56- Jordan Noonan
July 01, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 38 MBEpisode 56 is out today with guest Jordan Noonan! Since getting to visit many cockpits on family trips as a small child, Jordan has always dreamed of being a pilot. After being inspired, he remained exposed to aviation by going to air shows, watching planes through the fence at his local airport, as well as getting to go on scenic flights as a small child. By the time he began with the Air Cadets, his career path was solidified, and he began to fly out of the Windsor International Airport....
Episode 55- Melissa- Aeronautical Analyst and Rotorcraft CFI!
June 17, 2022 12:00 - 57 minutes - 40.8 MBEpisode 55 is out today with guest Melissa! From the moment Melissa spotted a sea turtle on her first plane ride as a child with her grandfather flying the plane, she has loved flying. It was not until decades later that Melissa realised she could have a career as a pilot and transition from her desk job in banking that left her feeling unfulfilled. Melissa began flight training in 2014, since then she has juggled working full-time, earning a BS in Aviation Administration from Utah Valley...
Episode 54- Cameron Boekhoff
April 22, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBEpisode 54 is out today with guest Cameron Boekhoff! Cameron Boekhoff is a Canadian Aircraft Maintenance Engineer as well as a Private and Glider pilot. First exposed to aviation at local fly-in breakfasts down the road from his family’s farm in Eastern Ontario, Cameron found airplanes fascinating from a young age. Soon after joining his local squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, a glider flight cemented his desire to fly. With that goal in mind, Cameron took his squadron’s ground sc...
Episode 53- OpeOluwa Iyortim
April 08, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBEpisode 53 is out today with guest OpeOluwa Iyortim! OpeOluwa fell in love with aviation on his very first flight as a toddler. He has lived with the single-minded goal of becoming an Airline pilot since then. This end goal of a career in aviation has influenced all his major life decisions, including his choice of a Bachelor’s degree in Geography. He also spent a year teaching geography at a high school after university, where he developed a love for sharing knowledge and mentoring. O...
Episode 52- Tara Mrhar
March 31, 2022 12:00 - 56 minutes - 38.1 MBEpisode 52 is out today with guest Tara Mrhar! Tara grew up in Geelong, Australia and spent her childhood and teenage years travelling alongside her mother who was a lifelong flight attendant. Through these experiences birthed her passion and love for aviation and knew from an early age she would settle for nothing less than a career as a pilot. Before learning to fly she continued to travel the world and eventually moved to New Zealand to work on the ski fields but after two years abroad...
Episode 51-Dr. Cassandra Marion
March 25, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBEpisode 51 is out today with guest Dr Cassandra Marion! A life-long explorer and outdoorswoman, Cassandra completed her PhD in geology and planetary science and exploration from the Institute for Earth and Space Exploration at Western University where she studied meteorite impact craters in the Canadian Arctic. She also has considerable analogue mission experience, which are simulated robotic and human missions designed to learn, train and prepare for real missions to the Moon and Mars. In...
Episode 50- Nisha Venkatesh
March 12, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBEpisode 50 is out today with guest Nisha Venkatesh! Nisha stumbled into aviation entirely by accident, despite having a grandfather who was in the Indian Air Force, a father who built a career in Aerospace manufacturing, and her love for globetrotting. As she was evaluating her options for University, she happened into an RCAF offer to pursue a fully-funded degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto. After graduating and some training, she was sent to the heart of Cana...
Episode 49- Marielle Caron
March 11, 2022 13:00 - 57 minutes - 33.8 MBEpisode 49 is out today with guest Marielle Caron! In her 15th year of working in the aviation industry, Marielle Caron is enjoying her role as a First Officer for a Private Jet company. From her beginning as a ramp agent, she worked her way through many roles in aviation, and ultimately completed her necessary ratings to obtain a flying job. It took nearly 10 years to achieve these qualifications but after some perseverance she found success, and now holds an ATPL and is type-rated on an ...
Episode 48- Arianna Woodley
March 10, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBEpisode 48 is out today with guest Arianna Woodley! Born on the small island of Anguilla, it was almost inevitable that flying would be part of Arianna’s future. Watching the small to mid-sized aircraft take off and land at the Clayton J Lloyd International Airport became quite the hobby which later resulted in garnering a summer job in the Air Traffic Control tower. Now a graduate with a double major in Geography and Aviation and minor in Environmental Science with a Commercial Pilot Licen...
Episode 47- Lucy Poirier
March 09, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBEpisode 47 is out today with guest Lucy Poirier! Lucy grew up in Langley, BC where her love of aviation was sparked from a young age by her mom and the Canadian Museum of Flight. At the age of 12, Lucy joined 746 Lightning Hawk Royal Canadian Air Cadets and over the next seven years she obtained her glider and private pilot licenses and participated on the International Air Cadet Exchange to fly aircraft in Switzerland. Post-Secondary, Lucy studied business in aviation at the University o...
Episode 46- Alisha Sohpaul and Stéphanie Angrand of Hangar Queens
March 08, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBEpisode 46 is out today with guests Alisha Sohpaul and Stéphanie Angrand, Co-Founders of Hangar Queens! Alisha currently holds the role of Person Responsible for Maintenance (PRM) at Iskwew Air, where she primarily looks after two Piper Navajos but has worked on a variety of aircrafts ranging from Cessna 152 to CRJ 900. She holds both M1 and M2 AME licences and has also had the opportunity to take on leadership roles such as a Maintenance Controller & Line Maintenance Supervisor. Recently,...
Episode 45- Tonya Yearwood of The Black Aviation Professionals Network
March 07, 2022 13:00 - 41 minutes - 29.7 MBEpisode 45 is out today with guest Tonya Yearwood! Tonya Yearwood was born in Toronto, Ontario to natives of Trinidad & Tobago. She worked in both Canada and the United States in a variety of careers; Finance, Fitness, Postal Service, and Automotive until she found herself in Aviation & Aerospace within the IT space. Working in the industry allowed Tonya to have a newfound appreciation for air transportation but quickly learned that diversity in Aviation & Aerospace was non-existent compare...
Episode 44- Anna Julia
March 06, 2022 13:00 - 37 minutes - 24.3 MBEpisode 44 is out today with guest Anna Julia! Anna Julia found her way towards aviation when she finally began to listen to her inner voice. "There was never really any sign or indication to follow a career in aviation, I just travelled a lot. It felt like I was raised on an airplane and would always find a sense of comfort when I would watch the flight attendants". She followed the “expected” path of going to university after high school. Though she followed that path, she still wanted so...
Episode 43- Karly Baker
March 05, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBEpisode 43 is out today with guest Karly Barker! As the daughter of an original 'Super Commuter', the aviation bug hit early for Karly Barker. Growing up, she was able to watch float planes and water bombers touch down on the lake at her childhood home, as well as attend the Shearwater International Airshow year after year. As a teenager, she tweaked an overseas flight reservation just to 'fly on the Queen of the Skies'. As a creative, during her time studying in Visual Arts and Graphic ...
Episode 42- Dorothy Andrusiak
March 04, 2022 13:00 - 43 minutes - 27 MBEpisode 42 is out today with guest Dorothy Andrusiak! Dorothy Andrusiak is a First Officer on the Twin Otter and flies with Air Inuit. Dorothy became interested in aeronautics at a young age after travelling and seeing airshows. Her interest continued when she was in the Army cadets, and she later decided to make flying her career. Before committing to aviation, she studied Jazz Voice at Vanier College and music remains a big part of her life. Today, Dorothy spends most of her time in Nunav...
Episode 41- Ashwin Sagar
February 18, 2022 13:00 - 44 minutes - 26.1 MBEpisode 41 is out today with guest Ashwin Sagar! Growing up in the Middle East, Ashwin Sagar lived near some of the biggest and busiest airports in the world. From a young age he would go plane-spotting and made sure to visit the flight deck every time he travelled. For 21 years the dream of flying remained just that: a dream. He moved to Canada to pursue a business degree and in his final year of university he truly started to consider a career in aviation. From then on, there was no sto...
Episode 40- Wintta Ghebreiyesus
January 28, 2022 13:00 - 44 minutes - 26 MBEpisode 40 is out today with guest Wintta Ghebreiyesus! The space shuttle Columbia disaster of 2003 claimed the lives of all seven astronauts. As a young girl, Wintta Ghebreiyesus saw this tragic event on TV and knew that she wanted to be part of the generation to follow that would improve the vehicle’s design to prevent human tragedy. This led her to attend Ryerson University’s Aerospace Engineering program. In her undergrad, she specialized in avionics and control systems. After earning ...
Episode 39- Holding Short‘s 2021 Year End Q&A
December 31, 2021 13:00 - 22 minutes - 17.3 MBHi All! Thank you for a fabulous first year! Thank you to all of the friends that joined us on the show, and to everyone that tuned in! By popular request in our DMs, we’re taking a couple minutes to answer a few questions, and have a little fun before taking a few weeks off to get started on our next year of content. Keep an eye on our feed in late January for the start of the next year of shows. Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year to all! Laura and Cam.
Episode 38-NORAD Tracks Santa with Lieutenant Sable Brown
December 10, 2021 13:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBWe have wanted to make this episode happen since the very beginning of Holding Short. NORAD Tracks Santa has been a part of our holiday traditions since we were both small. Cameron remembers gathering around the family computer with his family waiting for the dial up internet to load Santa’s schedule for the night and Laura’s mum decreed we HAD to have NORAD on. Join Laura as she learns about how the program keeps jolly old Saint Nick safe, and how it all started with a phone call 65 years ...
Episode 37- Phil Ralph of Wounded Warriors Canada
November 26, 2021 13:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBEpisode 37 is out today! This episode was hosted by our producer Cameron in Laura's stead. This episode involves discussions around Trauma, Mental Health and Mental Healthcare. We recognize that this topic may be difficult for many listeners. If you are not up for that conversation, for any reason, please take a moment to click away. Phil Ralph, CD, Captain (Ret'd), currently serves as the Director of Health Services for Wounded Warriors Canada and has served in various capacities t...
Episode 36- Michelle Matte-Stotyn of the Canadian Sport Parachuting Association
November 05, 2021 12:00 - 26 minutes - 18.7 MBEpisode 36 is out today with guest Michelle Matte-Stotyn! Becoming a skydiver was never part of her life plan, but when Michelle Matte-Stotyn did her first tandem jump she was hooked. In the middle of completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Ottawa in Leisure Studies, Michelle drastically turned her focus from studying recreation in indigenous cultures to finishing her degree studying the gender barriers in extreme sports. In the process of her studies she joined the Women’s...
Episode 35- Allison Couch
October 22, 2021 12:00 - 45 minutes - 35.3 MBEpisode 35 is out today with guest Allison Couch! This episode was recorded for this year's Candian Women in Aviation Virtual Symposium, where it is available to stream in video format. All of this year's virtual symposium content will be available to stream until April 2022. For more information, please visit CWIA's website, or find CWIA on social media @cwiacommunity. At an early age, Allison was introduced up-close to the intricate details of airplanes by her father, as he was an air...
Episode 34- Jon Lee of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada
October 08, 2021 14:00 - 2 hours - 94.1 MBEpisode 34 is out today with guest Jon Lee! Jon Lee is the Regional Manager for Western Canada at the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada located in Edmonton, Alberta. He has worked for the Board since 1999 as an aircraft accident investigator and has been the Manager at the Edmonton office since 2004. He has been involved in over 50 investigations as Investigator-In-Charge (IIC) or 2IC where the Board has issued a report with findings as to cause and contributing factors. Jon has h...
Episode 33- Aaron Doherty
September 24, 2021 12:00 - 51 minutes - 30.3 MBAaron Doherty has been fascinated by everything associated with the sky above us his entire life, with both flying and learning being at the forefront of his interests. It makes sense then, that once he found himself in aviation he was drawn to instructing as he began working with Harv’s Air. Aaron enjoys learning, and brings his enthusiasm for knowledge to his teaching, both in the airplane and on the ground. For him, the teaching aspect of flight training is almost as much fun as flying ...
Episode 32- Dr. Farah Alibay
September 10, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBDr. Farah Alibay has been a Systems Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for the past seven years. She is currently a system engineer on the Perseverance rover, which landed on Mars on February 18, 2021. She has held a number of tasks on this mission, including testing its mobility system, supporting preparations for surface operations, and now leading tactical shifts during surface operations as well as being the operations interface with the Mars Helicopter technology demonst...
Episode 31- Dr. Farah Alibay
September 10, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBDr. Farah Alibay has been a Systems Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for the past seven years. She is currently a system engineer on the Perseverance rover, which landed on Mars on February 18, 2021. She has held a number of tasks on this mission, including testing its mobility system, supporting preparations for surface operations, and now leading tactical shifts during surface operations as well as being the operations interface with the Mars Helicopter technology demonst...
Episode 31- Renée Dupont-Adam
August 27, 2021 12:00 - 37 minutes - 25 MBEntering the world in Lae, Papua New Guinea, Renée Dupont-Adam had her first flight over the mountain ranges with her dad at the age of 3 weeks old and from there, she was hooked! Always being a self-proclaimed daddy’s girl, she wanted to follow in his footsteps. Her father, Gordon Dupont, is the inventor of the Dirty Dozen and lovingly known as “the father of the Dirty Dozen”; as such, Renée takes great pride in being the “sister of the Dirty Dozen”. The Dirty Dozen is a list of precondi...
Episode 30- Anna Pangrazzi
August 13, 2021 12:00 - 49 minutes - 32.2 MBAnna Pangrazzi received her Private Pilot Licence in 1977, later completing her commercial licence, and instrument, multi-engine and float ratings. She graduated from York University with a B.A. in Economics in 1985 and completed a degree in Humanities in 2002. All of this she has done in addition to accumulating extensive flying experience all over Canada and North America as the President and Founder of Apex Aircraft Sales, founded in 1988. Anna also became an agent for the sale of new Ce...
Episode 29- Reilly Henri of Flare Aviation
July 30, 2021 12:00 - 47 minutes - 34.4 MBReilly Henri is a 21 year-old pilot from Kitchener, Ontario who just completed his CPL out of Waterloo Int airport. Reilly began dreaming of being a pilot at age 8 and by 12 years old he joined the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. After his three years in the cadet program he knew that flying was something he wanted to pursue professionally. He started his flight training at Sault College in 2018 and after a year ended up returning back to Waterloo where he continued his training. Reilly currently...
Episode 28- Warwick Patterson
July 16, 2021 12:00 - 47 minutes - 29.7 MBGrowing up, aeroplanes were an obsession for Warwick, and he has it on good authority that “airplane” was his first word. He was fortunate enough to grow up flying in his father’s plane, in addition to spending time as an Air Cadet, and so he felt entirely comfortable around aviation. In spite of this, he didn’t earn his PPL until 2017 when he was in his mid-thirties. The month after his flight test, he partnered with a friend on a Cessna 172 and hasn’t looked back. As someone exposed to av...
Episode 27- Brian Murray and Scott Holmes from Deadstick Radio
July 02, 2021 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBThis episode we interview the crew behind Deadstick Radio! Brian Murray and Scott Holmes started their podcast project with the goal of sharing aviation stories that haven’t been heard before. They draw on their own wide variety of experience, from flying gliders, air racing, and building experimental aircraft, to interview people from across the country, and around the world. Brian Murray has always had aviation in his blood. He started his aviation journey in flight simulators as a kid a...
Episode 26- Nour Utayim
June 20, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes - 19 MBNour Utayim, who is currently a flight instructor in Montreal Canada had no idea what the future held for her 4 years ago before she came to Canada as a Syrian refugee. A leap, she says, that brought her across the globe and above the stars. Nour comes from a family of pilots. Both her dad and grandpa were airline captains in her home country Syria, who inspired her to become a pilot at any cost. After realizing her dream was far from being close, she went to study Architectural engineering...
Episode 25- John Lindsay
June 18, 2021 12:00 - 43 minutes - 25.8 MBJohn Lindsay returned to aviation after an 18-year hiatus. On the verge of completing his PPL in 2000, John’s education path led him away from flying. He went to college to become a paramedic and has spent the last 18 years working as an advanced care paramedic and in various supervisory and management roles. Over the years John’s interest in flying never waned. In 2018 he returned to aviation and has since earned his PPL, seaplane rating and night rating. With a little bit of luck, he w...
Episode 24- Melissa Haney
June 04, 2021 12:00 - 37 minutes - 24.1 MBMelissa Haney is originally from Inukjuak, Quebec. A small fly-in only community on the Hudson Bay. Flying in and out regularly growing up, she never thought of flying as a career. She attended Concordia University and was not too sure what she wanted to do for a career. She applied at Air Inuit as a flight attendant for a new challenge, September 11th, 2001 was her first day solo as a Flight Attendant. As much as this day was to change aviation worldwide, it made her realize how much she ...
Episode 23- Stuart McAulay
May 21, 2021 12:00 - 41 minutes - 21.9 MBStuart McAulay has worked as an AME in General Aviation for over 30 years including specific roles as Safety Officer, Service Manager and Director of Maintenance. He has also navigated through years of experiencing various levels of mental illness in the form of anxiety and depression. Despite some personal setbacks, he has also managed to keep his career moving forward while constantly learning and contributing beyond his normal AME duties. Stuart began to share his thoughts about working ...
Episode 22- Christine Mortine
May 07, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBAfter a twenty-five plus career performing, teaching and conducting classical music, Christine S. Mortine switched from conducting instruments to flying by them! The dust has never settled since she realized aviation needed to be a second career getting her private pilot license. Christine is currently a FAA appointed Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) who continues to slip in dual instruction, especially tailwheel endorsements. Prior to the pandemic, Christine was an AOPA Safety Seminar presen...
Episode 21- Elise MacGlashing
April 23, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes - 25.8 MBElise MacGlashing is a New Brunswick native and has been involved in aviation for over 20 years. Her aviation journey began as a student at Moncton Flight College (now MFCtraining) in 1999, where she completed her PPL and Night Rating. At this time, she began dispatching, which soon transitioned to the Chief Dispatcher position. In 2001, she took on the role of Director of Recruitment and Admissions at MFC. After a few years hiatus to raise her young children, she returned to work and is...
Episode 20- Erika Holtz
April 22, 2021 12:00 - 39 minutes - 24.4 MBErika has been involved in aviation all her life, beginning her career in 2003 as an EIT with International Aero Products where she became general manager and person responsible for quality to Transport Canada. In addition to her work on the 9000lb gross weight Otter STC, including prototyping the wing and modifying the aircraft for physical and test flying, in 2007 Erika completed her professional engineering status with EGBC. She later lead the negotiation for Harbour Air to obtain the 90...
Episode 19- Brady Parcels
April 09, 2021 12:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBFrom a very young age, Brady Parcels has been fascinated with all things transportation. While advancing through the Air Cadet program he developed a keen interest in aviation. By the end of high school, his career choice was solidified. Since then, Brady has completed an integrated CPL and MIFR program in conjunction with a Bachelor of Science from Mount Allison University. He majored in aviation and completed a minor in economics. During his flight training, Brady represented the Atlanti...
Episode 18- Allison MacLean
March 26, 2021 12:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBAllison moved to Toronto from Thunder Bay in early 2013 to join Porter Airlines. Prior to her promotion to Director, SOC, Allison also held the positions of Duty Officer and Manager, System Operations Control Centre (SOCC). While paying her way through university, Allison did some part-time work in the wee hours of the morning as a ramp attendant loading Dash 7s destined for northern mines and fishing lodges. From there, she was offered a job to help an airline with logistics at remote bas...
Episode 17- Cassandra Hepp
March 19, 2021 12:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBCassandra Hepp is just 25 years old and has been a licensed M1/M2 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer for almost 2 years! She took aircraft maintenance at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary, then doing her apprenticeship in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. During her time at SAIT she was the President of the Aviation Student Association, received the SAITSA gold award, and the Dean's Choice Award. Since graduating, she has worked the majority of her career in the Canadian Arct...