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Ms. Betsy Dwyer started here aviation career in 1983 working with the specialized unit that transports the President and the Vice President of the United States as a flight attendant until her departure in 1990. She was hired by Wayfarer Aviation in White Plains and assigned to the CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank for 6 years. After leaving Wayfarer she became the Catering Director for Christopher Martins in New Haven CT for 2 years, than was hired by Cesar Pelli to do Private Chef Work for their office also in CT. Betsy wanted to return to flying and was hired by Jet Aviation Business Jets as the Director of Cabin Services for the Private Charter operations from 1997 to 2004 when the company decided to downsize their fleet. For the last four years she has been working for the CEO of General Maritime Corporation onboard a Falcon 2000EX plane based in Oxford CT. Betsy’s continued education has given her a BA in Journalism (Southern Connecticut State University) as well a BA in Business (University of New Ha

Corporate Air Crews giving back to the community!

Betsy Dwyer - Monday, March 10, 2008
Corporate Air Crew giving back to the community makes an awful lot of sense to me. It is three fold.

When we fly, I think we feel sort of unattached, without a lifeline. We are in a sense, care givers and service personnel and we have to anchor ourselves and reconnect to the city or town we live in when we get home. So why not go down to the soup kitchen and help out? How about fundraising for a cause you are deeply moved by? How about road races to raise donation for your favorite charity? Or of you are pet prone, help out at the animal shelter and bring your kids, they could certainly learn from giving as well. The senior center is always looking for rides to and from. Volunteering has helped me develop a deeper sense of family and what I am really made of. I have been a Big Sister, aid for Meals on Wheels, volunteer for Life Haven, a homeless shelter for women and children, the Partnership Project (1993-95); a Yale funded program for the mentally ill, and Goodwill clothing drive.

We usually have a lot of downtime especially if we are freelance, and the dead months like January, April and August. Volunteer organizations will take whatever time you have to give, they do know care what you wear, who you know, or how much money you have. They are down home nice people. So pick up the phone and make a difference. Stop whining that your life is going nowhere, that you are bored, that you are getting fat, that you do not have a boyfriend/girlfriend as well that you have credit card debt, you have a pimple, you have car trouble, you do not like your family, and your pax are rude and cruel. Make all that go away by SHOWING UP AND NOT GETTING PAID BY MONEY, BUT BY THE SPIRIT THAT WILL DEVELOPE WITHIN YOU.

You make new friends that will take you to another level. You cannot talk shop with them, you have to talk about real life issues and become oriented for others who need all things. Volunteering can take you to new heights and areas of the world. We as crewmembers, make excuses to put off classes we want to take, church that we want to attend, and seminars that can give us insight. We are always waiting for the next flight, in a constant on call holding pattern.

Make a difference. Pick up the phone. The world needs you now.

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