KEVIN ZANELLA
Pilot
Flight Experience & Aircraft
8 type ratings • 25,787 total hours
Total Hours
25,787
Multi-Engine Hours
16,659
Jet Hours
14,354
Turboprop Hours
500
Type Ratings
GULFSTREAM G280
Training date: Sep 2025
Training facility: FSI Instructor Senior Ground Sim DFW
40 hours in type
GLOBAL GLOBAL 6000
Training date: Nov 2023
Training facility: FSI, CAE
2,223 hours in type
GLOBAL GLOBAL 5000
Training date: Nov 2023
Training facility: FSI CAE CAAC Dubai
1,388 hours in type
GLOBAL GLOBAL 6500
Training date: Apr 2020
Training facility: CAE
1,000 hours in type
CHALLENGER CHALLENGER 850
Training date: Nov 2019
Training facility: FSI-St Louis, HOP-Air France, CAE Montreal
4,633 hours in type
BOMBARDIER CRJ200
Training date: Oct 2019
Training facility: FSI St louis, CAE Montreal, CAAC, Air France
6,813 hours in type
BOMBARDIER CRJ900
Training date: Nov 2014
Training facility: CAE
2,500 hours in type
BOMBARDIER CRJ1000
Training date: Nov 2014
Training facility: CAE
600 hours in type
Work Experience
Instructor Simulator, Ground
Flight Safety International
Simulator and ground instructor G280
Lead Captain Global 6000
Phenix Jet International
Lead Captain Part 135 Bombardier Global 6000 Vision
Captain, Lead Captain, Part 91, 135 CAAC, FAA
Jet Edge Int'l, Capa Jet
CAAC China (B) Registration Lead Captain Global 5000 Vision, FAA Jet Edge Part 135, Part 91 Captain Global 6000 XRS Base KTEB, KVNY, Nice, France bases.
DFO Director Flight Ops, CP Chief Pilot
Astro Air Shenzhen China
Director Flight Operations, CAAC ATP, and Chief Pilot, Part 135 China, and Part 91 China (B) registration fleet of 6 Challenger 850 corporate Jets
DFO, Chief Pilot, Corporate lead, AOC lead
FMI Air Inc
AOC Part 121 Myanmar plus Part 91 corporate for Airline and private corporate operations as DFO and Chief Pilot under the Myanmar MDCA ATPL.
Education
Aviation science and management, 4.0 GPA.
TSTC/Baylor at Waco, TX
Pre-Med Biology degree
MSU Montana State University at Bozeman, Montana
CAM NBAA
NBAA at Home school
Senior Flight Instructor-Simulator & Ground G280
FSI Flight Safety International at Dallas, TX
Profile Overview
25,787
Total Flight Hours
8
Aircraft Types
12
Years Experience
Personal Interests
– Dedicated to personal fitness and staying active through exercise and training. – Passionate about scuba diving and discovering the underwater world from the Red Sea to Palau. – Love reading and immersing myself in stories, ideas, and new perspectives. – Snow skiing, former USA Snow ski team @ GMVS Ski academy, Waitsfield, Vermont. – Traveling and exploring new destinations and cultures around the world. Lived in 15+ countries - Hot Air Balloons, Unlimited categories with FAA, TC, CAA, KDCA –
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