that thebest jobwasdoneand thatyouare traveling in thesafest
conditions.
March isWomen’sHistoryMonth, andIwant toencourageother
women togo forwhat theywant in life, and tonotbescared.Women
workeverywhere.Thereshouldbeno limits. Dowhatyou loveand love
whatyoudo. Itmightnotbe theeasiestpath,butwithdetermination,
youcanaccomplishanything.
Outsideofwork, Ihavehad theprivilegeofstartingacharitygroup
thatservesneedychildren inLatinAmericancountries, suchas
HondurasandNicaragua, through localchurchgroups.Wedeliver food
andclothingandI’mable tousemyflightbenefits to travel to theareas
thatmyorganizationserves.Americanholdscommunityservice inhigh
regardandIamsoproud
tobepartof the team.
OnbehalfofAmerican’s
more than9,000AMTs,
and therestofour
100,000employees, thank
you forflyingwithus
today.Wehope toseeyou
againsoon.
PERSPECTIVE
E
versinceIwasa littlegirl,
Idreamedofworkingwith
airplanes.ButInever imagined
I’dbeworkingwith the largestairline
in theworld. I takepride inmy job
notonlybecauseI lovewhatIdo,but
becauseIknowIhave theresponsibil-
ity toget thatairplaneoff theground
withnoproblemswhatsoever. That
is themostsatisfyingpartofmy job.
Otherpeople’s livesdependonme.
I’vebeenanAircraftMaintenance
Technician (AMT)withAmerican
Airlinessince2001andhavebeenbased
inourMiamihubsince2003. Ofour530
AMTswhoarebased inMiami, Iamone
of justsevenwhoarewomen.Aircraft
maintenance isstillapredominantly
male job,but that’schangingasmore
womenenter thefield.Thewomenand
menonour teamhave thesameskills.We
trustandrespecteachother.Andallof
us learn fromandsupporteachotheron
adailybasis. Iamsoproud torepresent
women in theworkforce.
Replacing landinggear, checking the
hydraulicssystemanddoingroutine
enginemaintenanceareamong themany
tasks thatmakeupmyday.AndIwant
ourpassengers toknow thatwhenI’m
changing that tireorreplacing those
brakes, Iam thinkingofyou.Yoursafety
isat the forefrontofwhatIand the
maintenance teamdo, and it’s themost
importantaspectofmy job.Wework
togetherwithyourwell-being inmind
so thatyou feelcomfortableflyingon
Americanwithyour families,knowing
ZULMAGALLEGO
MIA-BASEDAIRCRAFTMAINTENANCE
TECHNICIAN
ZulmaGallego isdoinga routine checkon some landinggear andensuring
theengine isgettingenoughpower thrust.
ALeader
Among
Women
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