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American Airlines first officerWillie Parks has
mentored many. Based in Miami, Parks flies
Boeing 757s and 767s to the Caribbean, South
andCentral America, andMexico.
Parks’ first airplane ride was at age 18 when he flew from South Carolina to Louisiana to
report for basic training in the U.S. Army. He spent his first four years as a foot soldier, but
hewanted to be in the sky. He applied for flight training andwas selected at age 21. TheArmy
trainedhim toflyhelicopters, andheserved20 yearsasaflight instructor andmentor, eventu-
allyusinghisGI Bill toattainhisairplane ratings.
Whilementoringwith theOrganization of BlackAerospaceProfessionals at a public school
inMiami,Parksmet16-year-oldBarrington Irving.Parks’mentorship influenced Irving toenroll
in flight school and ultimately to fly around the world at age 23, which earned him two world
records:Hebecame the youngest personand thefirst blackpilot tofly soloaround theworld.
Parks continued tomentor Irvingwhile hewas preparing for his historic flight. Says Parks, “We
talkedabout aspectsofflighthehadneverexperienced, likesevere icingconditionsandflying inhigh
altitudesandsandstorms.”
Since then, Irving has created Experience Aviation, a school that inspires underserved youth to
pursue theirdreams throughaviationprograms that teachmath, scienceandproblem-solvingskills.
Parksnowmentors at Irving’s former school, alongside Irvinghimself. Of Irving, Parks says, “He
doesasmuchashecan toget kids involved inaviation.”
Youmight say thementoringhascome full circle.
From left:firstofficerWillieParksand
Barrington Irving
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Supporting theUnitedNegroCollegeFund
February isBlackHistoryMonth, and
there’s no better time tohighlight Ameri-
can’s long-term support of theUnited
NegroCollegeFund (UNCF).
Formore than 30 years, Americanhas
supported the annual televisionprogram,
UNCFAnEvening of Stars
, anational
campaignbuilt around themotto “Amind
is a terrible thing towaste.”
UNCFplays a critical role in enabling
thousands of students to attend college
by awarding scholarships andproviding
internshipprograms to students from
low- andmoderate-income families. It
also provides operating funds for its 38
member colleges.
Two of American’s executives serve on
the board of trustees for two of the four
Texas-basedUNCF-member schools, and
many AmericanAirlines volunteers—
some of whom attendedUNCF colleges—
serve on theLeadershipCouncils of UNCF
chapters and support UNCFgalas and
walkathons throughout theAA system.
American’sAfricanAmericanEmployee
ResourceGroup (AAERG) regularly leads
fundraising initiatives to support theUNCF
Emergency Student AidCampaign.
AmericanEagleLaunchesNonstopService
toAspen/Snowmass,Colo.
AmericanEaglehasbegunnonstopsea-
sonal service toAspen/PitkinCountyAir-
port inAspen/Snowmass, Colo. Eaglewill
serveAspen frombothDallas/FortWorth
International Airport andLosAngeles In-
ternational Airport. Theairlinewill operate
thedaily trips throughApril 8, 2012, andwill
then resumeserviceJune14 throughAug.
20, 2012.
“It isclear that AmericanAirlinesgenu-
inely caresabout thiscommunity,” says
ChrisKlug, Olympiansnowboarder and
organ-transplant recipient,whose founda-
tion isdedicated topromoting lifesaving
organand tissuedonations.
AmericanAirlinesandAmericanEagle
wereproud tosponsor theSixthAnnual
Summit forLife inAspen lastDecember,
benefiting theChrisKlugFoundationand its
work to raiseawarenessof organand tissue
donation.
ToearndoubleAAdvantagemiles toAs-
pen throughMarch15, 2012, go toAA.com/
Offers to register and learnmore. Please
visit AA.com tobook yourflight between
Dallas/FortWorthorLosAngelesand
Aspen/Snowmass.
