Air Force to Flying Tigers to FedEx 

An Aviation Career

Paul Cassel

FedEx Express Senior VP, Flight Operations, Director of Operations

The Aviation Museum of NH announces that Paul Cassel, FedEx Express Senior VP of Flight Operations, Director of Operations, will be speaking at the museum Saturday May 9, 2015 at 11:00AM describing an aviation career that is the equivalent of going from playing sand lot baseball to the World Series! He will describe a career that began with Piper Cubs and has proceeded to a wide range of aircraft in the air cargo industry from DC8's to MD11’s to B-777's, while amassing over 26,000 hours of flight time. 

As Paul says, “In my lifetime, I’ve seen aviation evolve from slow mechanical devices comprised of clutches, shafts, levers and electrical motors, to electronic technology that dazzles with speed and accuracy.” 

Paul Cassel can’t remember a time when he wasn’t completely infatuated with airplanes and flying. He was just a teenager when he began working at the local airport fueling airplanes and cleaning hangars. He soloed on his 16th birthday and earned a private pilot’s license at age 17. 

Today Paul is Senior Vice President of Flight Operations for FedEx Express, the world’s largest express transportation company providing fast, reliable delivery to every U.S. address and to more than 220 countries and territories. As FedEx’s chief pilot he is responsible for the management of nearly 5,000 pilots and 600 staff, and for the oversight of 370 transport aircraft flying in and out of 375 airports around the world. 

This program is part of the museum’s “Second Saturday@Museum” series. Please contact us for more information at 603-669-4820, or avmuseum@nhahs.org. The Aviation Museum of NH is located at 27 Navigator Road, Londonderry, NH 03053.