Happy Mother’s Day to all our SkyWest moms and to the mothers who helped inspire us to follow our dreams in aviation! Below are a few notes that our employees shared in honor of Mother’s Day:

Kylie Powell – ERJ First Officer

“My mom, Viki Powell, has always been such a big support throughout my life but especially through my aviation career. She helped me during flight school with many motivational words and guidance to get through those long study nights. She’s even traveled across the country to help me move. (I was first based in Chicago as a new first officer and moved to Salt Lake City.) My mom has always been excited to hear about the traveling adventures this job has brought me and has always pushed me to experience the best in life. Now that I’m in captain upgrade training, she couldn’t be more proud and tells me so very often. I wouldn’t be where I am today without her love and support. I love you Mom! Happy Mother’s Day!”

Mitch Young – Field Services Supervisor

“What can anyone say about the person that makes impossible things happen every day? I know I am where I am today because of the support and the miracles my wife and the mother of my children gives our family every day. She has been there through thick and thin nearly my entire 18 years at SkyWest. A lot of that time she runs things alone due to my travel to maintain the IT systems around the company. I am just very blessed and very thankful for having this wonderful mom in my life.”

Brandi Wallin – InFlight Instructor

“My mother, Darcee Yates, has always taught me, “It’s about the journey, not the destination.” In fact, since 2013, my mom has enjoyed walking the Camino de Santiago; a pilgrimage many people from around the world take in Spain. She has walked it five times and each time it add up to 100 miles or more. If it was as all about seeing St James’ church in Santiago, she could have gotten there a lot quicker.

“Darcee inspires me because she is the total opposite of me. She started with SkyWest in 2000 and I later joined in 2005. When I would tell people whose daughter I was they would always say, “We love Darcee!” With sincerity, I would have to apologize that I wasn’t her. She has always been an easy going and accommodating person.

“Travel has really opened a lot of opportunities for us to see new places together. While the destination is interesting, the journey is what has made Darcee the great person she is today. I could not do this job without the love and support I have from her. It wasn’t until I became a mom that I could understand how much love my mom has for us kids. “Happy Mother’s Day Darcee!”

Jeff Garn – CRJ Captain

“My wife, Heidi, is the biggest reason why I have a career. She worked full-time while I trained. Then when I became a flight instructor, she was my first student so she could see if I was any good at it. She followed me to Palm Springs when I was based there flying the Metroliner and has gone on too many trips to count with our kids in tow so I didn’t have to be alone for four days.

“Heidi later worked on the ramp for SkyWest and was a very dedicated and hard-working ramp agent. I was always glad to see her when I was pulling in from a trip because I knew she would get everything done with a smile. She takes that same dedication into being a flight attendant now, and we have actually had a handful of trips together. It is always great to be working together.

“She is an awesome mom to our four daughters and even inspired our oldest, McKenzie, to become a SkyWest flight attendant too! She is incredible and I’m glad to wish her a Happy Mother’s Day!!”

Marie Jensen – Flight Attendant

“My mom, Sandi, started as a flight attendant at SkyWest in November 2015 and later convinced me to join. We’re both Salt Lake City-based and we’re both in InFlight Training.

“Our story started with my mom at a flight school she worked at for many years. After watching countless pilots get hired with SkyWest and hearing all the wonderful things she said about the airline, she was intrigued. She decided to give the flight attendant group interview a shot and that’s where it all started! After tagging along with her on a few trips I fell in love with the lifestyle and the people here. On a trip to Guanajuato, Mexico with a fantastic crew, I was convinced and I applied to SkyWest.

“I started training and coincidentally she had just been accepted as a new hire instructor when I began. It was incredible to be learning the curriculum at the same time she was learning to teach; it was great. I just recently joined the new hire training team as well and it’s been a blast to be able to teach alongside her.

“My family has been involved in aviation my whole life and my goal is to eventually become a pilot for SkyWest. I’m still early in my flight training but my mom has been my biggest supporter and a wonderful inspiration during my time here. She’s a wonderful person, very kind, compassionate, and so much fun to work with! It’s been awesome to be able to work with her out on line and in Training. I’m so happy that we’ve been able to make this incredible journey together!”