VP-Safety, Ops Director At Ameriflight Will Advise On Technical
Matters
The Regional Air Cargo
Carriers Association (RACCA) board of directors has named John W.
Hazlet, Jr., vice president-safety and standards and director of
operations for Burbank, CA-based cargo carrier Ameriflight, as
RACCA's Vice President, Technical Affairs. The association's
directors took the unanimous action at their regular meeting in
November.
"Since before our association was founded, John Hazlet has been
one of our industry's most prolific problem solvers," commented
RACCA President Stan Bernstein after the board's vote. "Thankfully,
he has brought to RACCA his detailed knowledge of and experience
with the everyday operational challenges faced by regional cargo
operators."
"His efforts have been instrumental in helping position RACCA as
the organization for on-demand cargo operators," Bernstein
added.
In this new position for the association, Hazlet will formally
become RACCA's lead authority on technical matters, a voluntary
role he has gradually taken on in recent years, according to
Bernstein. The RACCA directors' action this month formalizes
Hazlet's leadership position in the organization, added Bernstein,
while recognizing his past contributions.
"I'm honored that RACCA's directors chose to recognize me this
way," Hazlet said. "I look forward to continuing our work and
association's increasing credibility with the government agencies
that regulate our business."
Before joining Ameriflight 23 years ago, John Hazlet served as
Director of Flight Operations for TigerAir, the full-service
fixed-base operation subsidiary of Tiger International. Earlier
positions included Chief Pilot and later General Manager at a large
cooperatively owned flying club, flight school and Part 135 charter
operation, and Director of Flight Operations at an El Monte,
CA-based flight school, charter and aircraft sales
organization.
He also has served as captain and first officer aboard a
supplemental air carrier's DC-3s and as a professor in charge of
the aviation ground school program at Pasadena City College.
In addition to holding several FAA certificates -- including
Airline Transport Pilot (ATP), Flight Engineer (Turbojet), Aircraft
Dispatcher, Flight Instructor, Ground Instructor, and Aircraft
Repairman -- he has served as an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner for
more than 30 years and as an ATP examiner for over 20 years. In
more than 40 years of accident- and incident-free flying, he has
amassed over 20,000 flight hours.