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Meet Our Team
The California Airways Staff Team
California Airways has a staff of dedicated professionals who have a profound passion for flight.
Keith Amaro
Owner, Chief Flight Instructor (Part 61)
Keith has over 8,000 hours of flight time and holds the FAA Airline Transport Pilot certificate. He is also a Certified Flight Instructor (Instrument, Multi-Engine, and Single-Engine). He’s flown for Ameriflight, Air Ambulance, and American Eagle Airlines. He acquired and relaunched California Airways in 2004, and currently serves as Chief Flight Instructor for all Part 61 training courses.
Susie Amaro
Co-Owner, Office Manager
Susie is the office manager at California Airways. She coordinates parties, special events, does all of the marketing for California Airways and enjoys her position at the company very much. Susie brings to the team a lot of marketing experience from her former careers and has helped grow the business and developed new programs such as the Children's Birthday Parties, Aerocamp and Special Events.
Mahmoud Fadli
Webmaster, PPL/IR
Mahmoud is California Airways' webmaster and is responsible for keeping its website and publications up to date. He also flies as a safety pilot and is presently working toward his CPL, CFII and MEII. He is an Attorney for a well known law firm in the San Francisco Bay Area. He flew his first airplane at the age of 10 years old and has been flying ever since. He has a passion for both the law and aviation, and puts his skills to use helping California Airways in any way that he can.