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PEA Grads Pilot Historic United Express Flight

United Express re-initiated service to Daytona Beach International Airport this week for the first time in 25 years.  It was an exciting time for United Express, complete with a speech by airline senior management when the flight arrived at the gate.

But the really exciting part was who was in the cockpit on this historical flight. Two Phoenix East Aviation flight training graduates! The United Express/Mesa Airlines pilots were Meredith and Thanos, both graduates and former instructors at PEA.   




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