Meet Akram Nassir

Treasurer.

Akram Nassir was born and raised in Brooklyn New York and is originally from Yemen. Akram went to St. John’s University and attended Academy of Aviation to fulfill his passion in becoming an airline pilot. He graduated with his degree and all pilot licenses. He then bought a plane and flew it all around the country conducting aerial surveys, private tours, city tours, and island hopping to get his 1500 to becoming an airline pilot. He then got hired by a regional company owned by Delta. A year and a half later got promoted to Captain and is based in John F Kennedy international airport.

Meet Hady Eltokhy

Director of Airport and Airline Outreach.

Hady Eltokhy was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York to Egyptian immigrant parents. Hady joined Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2011 where he pursued his life long dream of becoming an airline pilot and completed his bachelor’s degree in Airline Management. Hady worked as a full time flight instructor and flew for a regional airline on the Embraer 170, eventually becoming an airline captain. Today Hady lives in New York and flies the Airbus A320.

Meet Bilal Alsayedi

Director of Flight Training.

Delta First Officer Bilal Alsayedi was born in Yemen and migrated to the United States at the age of 17 after graduating high school. Bilal graduated from Vaughn College Aeronautics and Technology in 2015 majoring in Aircraft operations, minoring in Air Traffic Control. After earning his private pilot license, instrument rating and commercial pilot license, Bilal worked as a full time flight instructor in Long Island New York from 2016-2018 and eventually landed a job with the Airlines.

Meet Wayel Alsaidi

Director of Aviation Engineering.

Wayel Alsaidi was born in Yemen and raised in Queens, NY. Wayel is certified with both the FAA and EASA as a Certified Aircraft Engineer with Airbus A380, A350, and Boeing 787 type ratings. He also has a Bachelors in Economics and Managment from the City University of NY. Wayel was an Engineer at Etihad airways and is now employed with Singapore Airlines Engineering.

Meet Latifa Gaisi

Director of DEI.

Latifa was born in Brooklyn, NY to Yemeni-American parents and grew up in Westchester County, NY. Latifa enlisted in the Army National Guard in 2008 and deployed to Iraq in 2010, where she rode in a helicopter for the first time and discovered her love for Aviation. She went on to get accepted to US Army Flight Training, achieved the rank of Warrant Officer 1, and graduated in 2013 as a UH-60 Blackhawk Pilot. After Graduating from US Army Flight School, she continued to use her GI Bill to achieve fixed wing ratings and experience to obtain her ATP with the goal of becoming an airline pilot. Latifa is currently a Captain with Envoy Airlines and continues to fly for the Army National Guard part-time.

Meet Aladdin Nahshal

Community Outreach Coordinator.

Aladdin Nahshal. Delta 75/76 First Officer. Born in Yemen moved to the United States in 2000. Grew up in Detroit, attended Hamtramck High School. He graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a bachelors in aviation . He built his flight time working for an aerial photography company. After getting his ATP license he started working at Endeavor Air, eventually becoming a captain for 3 years before moving onto Delta Air Lines. Aladdin enjoys mentoring highschoolers and young adults in the hopes of inspiring the next generation of Aviators.