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Following is a list of Airlines I worked 
for after ONA went out of business in 1978.

Capitol International Airways – Boston, Logan Airport – 
Station & Maint. Rep. 

Servair - Boston, Logan Airport – Station & Maint. Rep. 
for Braniff 
	 
Braniff International Airways – Boston, Logan Airport – 
A & P Mechanic Line Maint. –

Atlantic Int’l Airlines – New Airline (B-727 A/C) 
starting up in Boston – Dir. of Maint. –– 

Elan Air, Corp. – Chelsea, MA – DC-8-55 (1 A/C) – 
Flt. Engineer – 

Capitol Air, Inc. – Smyrna, TN – DC-8’s A/C – 
Flt. Engineer –\

Rich Int’l Airways – Miami, FL – DC-8’s A/C –
Chief Flt. Engineer/Ck. Airman -

Trans Global Airlines – Miami, FL/ Newark, NJ –
Chief Flt. Engineer/Ck. Airman –

Connie Kalitta Flying Services – 
Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, MI – Flt. Engineer –

The company (old ONA) had called me three or four times 
during the period of ‘79’ thru ‘84’, asking me if I wanted 
a job, but I always had a job at the time. But when they 
called this time I didn’t have a job, so I took their offer, 
(May 18, 1985). This was when their name was National 
Airlines, Inc. – JFK Airport, Jamaica, NY. The uniform 
caps were white. They were flying DC-8- 63F, -71F & -73F 
cargo aircraft, so I had to get qualified on the 71 & 73 
aircraft. 

(Furloughed Between Feb. 1, 1967 to June 30, 1967- (5 Months)

Hired by National Airlines, Inc. (old ONA) – 1½ Months – 

Mar. 1985 to May 1985)

Check Capt. was Bill Hobbs and Chief Flt. Engineer was Bill 
Parks and Ck. Flt. Engineer Bill Mogey. I had ground school 
at JFK Airport and Simulator at UAL Denver, CO. After I got 
checked out and was only flying about a month when I got 
furloughed (Apr. 30, 1985), due to them losing a contract. 



Bill Mogey, Irene Miller and Jack Hollington

I sure did like flying those DC-8-71 & 73 aircraft with 
the bigger engines, much quieter and the extra power was 
great. 

Well. this ends my longest employment with any airline 
during my career, eleven years plus a little, but I must 
say Overseas National Airways crews and personnel were the 
best and I enjoyed flying with this airline the most of any 
I flew with. 

The following is a list of airlines I worked for 
after National Airlines, Inc. till I retired in 2000

Eagle Air – Iceland – DC-8’s – Flt. Engineer – 

Five Star Airlines – Boston Logan Airport – L-1011 (2 A/C) – 
Flt. Engineer – 

Flight Crews Int’l – LA, CA – Crews Contract to ferry UAL 
L-1011-500 A/C between Taiwan & Hong Kong for maintenance – 
Flt. Engineer – 

Five Star Airlines – Boston Logan Airport – L-1011 (2 A/C) – 
Flt. Engineer – 

Airborne Express, Inc. – Wilmington, OH – DC-8’s A/C – 
Flt. Engineer – 

Five Star Airlines – Boston Logan Airport – L-1011 (2 A/C) – 
Mgr. of Training/Flt. Engineer – 

Rosenbalm / Flagship Express Services – Willow Run Airport 
Ypsilanti, MI – DC-8 Operations Ground Instructor – 

Hawaiian Airlines – Honolulu, Hawaii – L-1011 A/C’s – 
Operations Ground Instructor – 

Atlas Air – JFK Airport Jamaica, NY – B-747-200 & -
400 all cargo – Mgr. of Training / Flt. Manuals Tech Writer – 
April ‘93’ to July 2000 
(7 years) – Retired  


Retired after working for Twenty different Airlines. 
Some I worked for two times (Saturn, Rich & Capitol) and 
two I worked for three times (ONA & Five Star). 
	
Four airlines went Chap. 11				

I was furloughed from eleven airlines 

I resigned from nine airlines		
Twice from Capitol
Three times by Five Star
Four times by ONA

One airline I was locked out because of strike (EAL)

Two airlines temporary had their 121 Cert. revoked by FAA 
(Rich, & Connie Kalitta)

One gave their 121 Cert. back to the FAA (Five Star)

One had financial cut back (Hawaiian)

One had Contract completed (FCI- UAL Contract) 

My wife always said the strike at Eastern turned out for 
the best, as I probably would not have had the opportunity 
to fly to and see all the places in as many counties as 
I did.