August Safety Update: Rethinking the Go-Around August 1, 2025 Go-Arounds: Are they classified as a success or a failure? A sure loss? During this report I wanted to explore with a little more detail the decision making process behind a Go-Around, more so than the execution portion of this maneuver. Go-arounds clearly may be needed in a wide variety of scenarios, including: Unstable approach: Too fast, too high, too low, or misaligned with the runway. Have you c… Safety Officers Read More »
Intern Reflection: Meet Gloriann August 1, 2025 My name is Gloriann Figueroa, and I have been working at Angel Flight West (AFW) as a Marketing and Communications Intern since the beginning of this year. In May, I graduated with my BA in Nonprofit Management from the University of North Texas. I’ve had such an incredible experience with AFW and have been fortunate enough to apply the skills I obtained as a student. Having a career in the nonprofit secto… Gloriann Figueroa Read More »
Dogs for Better Lives Names Puppy-in-Training “Jet” in Honor of Angel Flight West Volunteer Pilots July 30, 2025 CENTRAL POINT, OR July 28, 2025— A groundbreaking partnership between Dogs for Better Lives (DBL) and Angel Flight West is streamlining the journey for puppies and future Service Dogs, bringing efficiency and compassion to every step of their path toward service. This collaboration ensures that transportation is not just practical but also safe and timely, allowing DBL to focus more resources on trainin… Jessica Hayes Read More »
8th Annual Run for the Angels 5K July 30, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8th Annual Run for the Angels 5K – Benefiting Angel Flight West: Participants to gather at Rocky Mountain Regional Airport to run for a cause. DATE OF EVENT: 9/27/25 START TIME: 8:30 a.m. LOCATION: Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport 11755 Airport Way, Broomfield, CO 80021 Press Notes: We invite press to join us at Rocky Mountain Me… Jessica Hayes Read More »
Angel Flight West 2025 Golf Classic July 30, 2025 Don’t Just Play Around. Play a Round That Matters. Angel Flight West Announces 2025 Golf Classic at Monarch Beach Golf Links Dana Point, Calif. – September 19, 2025 The Angel Flight West Golf Classic is one of Southern California’s most exciting annual charity tournaments, offering multiple ways to participate and support a meaningful cause. Proceeds from the event help Angel Flight West arrange free flights… Jessica Hayes Read More »
Meet Kaprice: Flying to Camp Since 2021 July 9, 2025 In 2016, then nine-year-old Kaprice was playing outside with his two brothers when he was hit by a speeding car. “He was dragged down the street,” Kaprice’s mother Krista tearfully remembers. Suffering severe burns from road rash and other critical injuries, Kaprice was on life support for a week and spent three months in the hospital. “The first thing the doctor said, recalls Krista, was, ‘Kaprice is a miracle.’… Jessica Hayes Read More »
Command Pilot and Camp Supporter: Meet Dirk Sanders June 24, 2025 Dirk Sanders’ love of airplanes began in childhood, when, at the age of five, he flew with his great-uncle in a Cessna 210 210 from his airstrip on the family ranch. Growing up in Idaho, his parents took him to airshows, where he watched military and civilian soar through the skies. After his family moved to Moses Lake, Washington, Dirk would often look skyward to see Boeing conducting test flights of the first Boeing 77… Jessica Hayes Read More »
Intern Reflection: Meet Lucy May 29, 2025 My name is Lucy Partington, and I have been interning at Angel Flight West (AFW) as the Communications and Marketing Intern for the Spring 2025 semester. I am currently a student at Chapman University, majoring in Public Relations, Advertising, and Entertainment Marketing at Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. With a background in video production and social media, I was initially drawn to the internship as I tho… Lucy Partington Read More »
Meet Asher: A Life Lifted By Angels May 28, 2025 Weighing only 1 lb. 14 oz, Asher was born prematurely at 25 weeks. He spent 164 days in the neonatal intensive care unit and had to have a tracheotomy at just three months old. At four months, Asher had a button—a feeding device—placed in his stomach. And at 22 months, he underwent heart surgery. Now 11 years old, Asher has spent more than 640 days in the hospital. “Over 11 years and four different states, it’s been a… Jessica Hayes Read More »
Wonderful Angels May 28, 2025 To the Wonderful Angels of Angel Flight WestA Letter from Charlene, mother of AFW passenger Asher Words seem inadequate to express the profound gratitude I feel for the incredible service you provide. My son Asher was born at 25 weeks weighing 1 lb 14 oz, and to date has spent over 640 days in and out of the hospital. Over 11 years and 3 different states, it’s been a long, difficult journey we navigate daily and will contin… Jessica Hayes Read More »
Arcadia Jets Supports Angel Flight West May 28, 2025 Arcadia Jets CEO Adam Hahn on an AFW mission with Command Pilot Kerry Riley Phoenix, Arizona, (May 15, 2025) – Arcadia Jets is celebrating the completion of the new brokerage’s several first closings by announcing a groundbreaking commitment to donate a percentage of the profits from this and all future aircraft transactions to Angel Flight West. “When we opened Arcadia Jets, we committed ourselves to doing thin… Gloriann Figueroa Read More »
Spotlight: Volunteer Pilot Art Schmidt of Montana May 28, 2025 Angel Flight West’s volunteer pilots carry out acts of generosity each day by donating their time, talent, and resources to help others. Each time a mission is flown, a patient accesses the healthcare resources they need while being uplifted with hope. Meet the volunteers who make it all possible in this monthly newsletter and, if you’re a pilot in the West, get involved today by visiting angelflightwest.org/pilo… Gloriann Figueroa Read More »
From Burn Survivor to Camp Leader: Alyssa’s Story May 27, 2025 On a hot summer day in 2016, then 10-year-old Alyssa was preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July. Alyssa loved to bake and being experienced in the kitchen; she decided to make treats for a family gathering on her own. After boiling water and sugar to make simple syrup, she went to put the mixture in the fridge — and that’s when her life changed in the blink of an eye. The pot tilted and its boiling contents splashed… Lucy Partington Read More »
May Safety Update: Safety Stand-Down May 12, 2025 Before touching upon the safety subject, I would like to profoundly thank Josh Olson, our former Executive Director of Angel Flight West. Josh, as you know, has taken a position with AOPA and his leadership and commitment will be dearly missed. Thank you, Josh, for the years of selfless service to so many and our best wishes to all your future endeavors. Concurrently, I would also like to thank Mar… Safety Officers Read More »
Spotlight: Volunteer Pilot Rachel Witt of Colorado April 24, 2025 Angel Flight West’s volunteer pilots carry out acts of generosity each day by donating their time, talent, and resources to help others. Each time a mission is flown, a patient accesses the healthcare resources they need while being uplifted with hope. Meet the volunteers who make it all possible in this monthly newsletter and, if you’re a pilot in the West, get involved today by visiting angelflightwest.org/pil… Gloriann Figueroa Read More »
