Also, for those of you moving on to greener pastures, please consider donating your sick time to help your fellow pilots.
- FLL Capt Donald Geraghty (51870) is on leave.
- CA Hunter Villarreal (71725) is having to go down on medical leave for back surgery at the end of the month. His house recently flooded as well and it’s been a huge ordeal.
- LAS CA Robert Skapik (69647) has been grounded since December 19th due to AFIB found by his AME. He's scheduled for open heart surgery on March 30th to fix a leaky heart valve. He's looking to return to work August or September.
- Joshua Betof (72005), injured his left knee and had surgery on 12/22. He's on STD and FMLA time off now. He expects to return to work 2/16. Before the STD would kick in, he had to use all his sick bank hours and has a negative balance now (-24).
- ATL Capt. Robert Bradley (69646) and his daughter were both injured in an auto accident last weekend, his daughter more serious than Bradley. He’ll be out of work for a month-plus, and has little to no sick time due to a hospitalization as a result of covid last year, as well as a surgical procedure he needed
- DTW Capt. Todd Triemstra (63015) was hit by a truck while bicycling in the United Kingdom on a 25th anniversary trip with his wife. After multiple surgeries, he faces an extended recovery period and has exhausted his sick bank.
- Holm Tran (105984) is being treated for a pulmonary condition and hopes to return to the line soon. He has exhausted all sick time, and as a first year pilot is not eligible for disability benefits.
- Michael Brooks (72071) had a heart attack on 5-23 and will be out several months.
- MCO FO Paul Mauro (74475) Recently started cancer treatment. GoFundMe page
- DFW Capt Russell Griffith (68177) was involved in a serious accident on his way to work in early November, he will be out of work for a year and possibly more.
- LAS Capt Sean Kiffor (60643) continues to undergo additional treatment and is currently unable to fly or teach. He will therefore have to resume his Medical Leave and will go back on LTD. Unfortunately, the sick hours currently in his bank will not be sufficient. Sean has a long road ahead of him and will need our help reaching this goal.
- MCO FO Blair Johnson (76142) required a third shoulder replacement recently and has exhausted his sick time.
- DTW Capt. Thomas Basham 71887 was in an accident last year that has required multiple back surgeries. He has depleted his sick bank and will be out for several more months recuperating.