Who knew it was going to take off like fire,” she says. “I was just going to create a bunch of watches for my girlfriends and I. The Abingdon business continued growing and last year Mullin left Spirit. At the same time, she was able to focus on building her Abingdon watch business, thanks to provisions in Spirit’s pilot contract enabling pilots to fly nearly as little, or as much, as they like. She entered the airline world in 2015, taking a job with Seaborne Airlines flying Saab 340B turboprops from San Juan to places like Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St Croix, St Kitts and Nevis, St Martin, St Thomas and Tortola.Īfter logging 500h of turbine-aircraft time, Mullin signed on with Spirit, flying Airbus A320-family jets out of Las Vegas. Mullin then took a job selling aircraft and flying for kit-aircraft maker Lancair International, which was then based in Redmond, Oregon. The Cirrus job, in Santa Monica, involved flying single-engined piston SR20s and SR22s on demonstration flights for customers, and delivering aircraft to industry events like the Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo in Florida and the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture show in Oshkosh. On that single day, she received her commercial pilot license, landed a pilot job at Cirrus Aircraft and started watch company Abingdon. It was on 3 November 2007 that her career came together. The idea came amid dinner with other female pilots they were discussing having trouble finding aviation watches designed for women. She landed her private pilot license in 2006 at the age of 22 – completing the programme in 34 days with just 43h of flight time – and began working toward her commercial licence.Īt about the same time, she began kicking around the idea of launching a company selling watches designed for female aviators. Mullin, pictured around 2015, fuelling up an auxiliary fuel tank in the cabin of a Beechcraft Bonanza, ahead of a cross-Pacific ferry flight to Hawaii She later completed a stint as a business volunteer in Cameroon with US agency Peace Corps.īut aviation kept tugging at her sleeve. Still, at the advice of her parents, Mullin delayed an aviation career to attend the University of California San Diego, where she earned a degree in psychology. “I was bit by the bug,” Mullin says, adding that an introduction flight lesson at age 16 “solidified this is what I wanted to do”. They explained that professional pilots need not first be military pilots, and that many jobs exist other than those working at airlines. “In walked two pilots from the local flight school.” That day, her high school in Burbank held one of its monthly “career lunches” – opportunities for students to learn about job options. She initially had little interest in aviation, but that changed in the late 1990s when, at age 14, she had a chance meeting with two pilots. The daughter of an English father and Mexican mother, Mullin grew up living in the UK city of Leeds and in Burbank, California. If you let it soak in, it’s going to get you wet.” CAREER LUNCH Have I been called every name in the book? Yes,” Mullin says. She has since worked at Cirrus Aircraft, flown turboprops throughout the Caribbean, piloted big jets for Spirit Airlines and, amid it all, launched The Abingdon Co., a company specialising in selling watches designed for female pilots. Mullin attends a Girls in Aviation Day event in Las Vegas in 2021 Airline Business special: CEOs to watch in 2021.FlightGlobal Guide to Business Aviation Training and Safety 2021.EDGE: A new global force in aerospace and defence. Shell Aviation: What will it take to Decarbonise Aviation?.What does the future of aviation look like in 2022?.Guide to Business Aviation Training and Safety 2022.What will it take to Decarbonise Aviation?.Airline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker.During the event we also recognize pilots’ achievements and award prizes for our annual photo contest. The crew schedule is pre-planned with a rotation generally of two weeks on and one week off.Įach year we conduct a two-day training event to ensure best practices and safety. We offer a flight bonus and full benefit package. Pilots are paid a salary, and this is not a seasonal job with unpaid time. Our highly coordinated and experienced flight team includes schedulers, flight planners, project managers and four A&P mechanics with over 90 years of combined experience. In addition, we provide paid medical renewal and recurrent training for Conquest Pilots. Our training program promotes advancement from single engine piston to twin engine to turbo prop as positions become available. We strive to retain the best crew by offering opportunities for growth. Our reputation as one of the best aerial acquisition companies comes from being highly selective when hiring pilots and putting safety first.
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