Kevin Elmore

Currently serving as a Boeing 787 Captain with extensive widebody, long-range, transoceanic, and international operating experience. Applies disciplined command judgment, CRM, SOP compliance, risk management, and operational decision-making while coordinating crews, dispatch, maintenance, ATC, and airport operations. Maintains high standards of professionalism, discretion, communication, adaptability, and passenger service.

Currently serving as a Boeing 787 Captain with extensive widebody, long-range, transoceanic, and international operating experience.

Accumulated 12,176+ American Airlines flight hours, including 1,104.5 B787 hours and 2,883.1 Airbus hours. Additional fleet experience includes B737, B757, B767, MD-80, and MD-90. Conducted international operations throughout Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and South America, plus Canada, Mexico, and Hawaii; destinations include China, Japan, Doha, and New Delhi.

Accumulated 12,176+ American Airlines flight hours. Applied disciplined command judgment, CRM, SOP compliance, risk management, and operational decision-making while coordinating crews, dispatch, maintenance, ATC, and airport operations. Maintained high standards of professionalism, discretion, communication, adaptability, and passenger service.

Accumulated approximately 10 years of Airbus A320 command experience. Conducted international operations throughout Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and South America, plus Canada, Mexico, and Hawaii; destinations include China, Japan, Doha, and New Delhi. Applied disciplined command judgment, CRM, SOP compliance, risk management, and operational decision-making while coordinating crews, dispatch, maintenance, ATC, and airport operations. Maintained high standards of professionalism, discretion, communication, adaptability, and passenger service.

Accumulated approximately 10 years of Airbus A320 command experience. Additional fleet experience includes B737, B757, B767, MD-80, and MD-90. Operated international routes throughout Asia, the Middle East, Europe, South America, Canada, Mexico, and Hawaii.

28 Years Military Service (14 Years Active Duty, 14 Years Navy Reserve). Operated aircraft including E-2C Hawkeye (1,167.0 hrs), S-3B Viking (120.0 hrs), and ES-3A Shadow (1,000.0 hrs). Participated in combat & contingency operations including Desert Storm (1991-1992), Deny Flight (1993-1995), Deliberate Force (1995), Desert Fox, and Southern Watch; completed four combat deployments. Executed 700+ arrested carrier landings and catapult launches aboard USS Midway (CV-41), USS Independence (CV-62), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), and USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). Qualified as a Naval Air Wing Landing Signal Officer (LSO). Led a deployed aviation detachment as Detachment Officer in Charge (OIC) - VQ-5, with command-level responsibility for 2 aircraft, 12 officers, and 75 enlisted personnel. Directed personnel, flight operations, aircraft readiness, maintenance, training, scheduling, safety, resources, and mission execution. Directed maintenance operations for six ES-3A Shadow and one S-3B Viking aircraft as Maintenance Department Head - VQ-5. Managed detachment flight operations, flying-hour budgets, aircrew scheduling, and operational planning as Detachment Operations Officer - VQ-5. Directed aircrew training and qualification programs, including proficiency, standardization, and operational readiness as Training Department Head - VAW-115. Managed the squadron NATOPS program; maintained pilot and flight officer qualifications, administered NATOPS examinations, and evaluated aircrew proficiency and readiness as Squadron NATOPS Officer / NATOPS Instructor-Evaluator - VAW-115.

28 years of military service, including 14 years active duty and 14 years Navy Reserve. Engaged in combat and contingency operations including Desert Storm, Deny Flight, Deliberate Force, Desert Fox, and Southern Watch; completed four combat deployments. Accomplished 700+ arrested carrier landings and catapult launches aboard multiple USS carriers. Qualified as a Naval Air Wing Landing Signal Officer (LSO). Selected for various leadership roles including Detachment Officer in Charge (OIC) for VQ-5, Maintenance Department Head, Detachment Operations Officer, Training Department Head (VAW-115), and Squadron NATOPS Officer / NATOPS Instructor-Evaluator (VAW-115). Managed personnel, flight operations, aircraft readiness, maintenance, training, scheduling, safety, resources, and mission execution; coordinated operational requirements; and managed the squadron NATOPS program, administering examinations and evaluating aircrew proficiency.