Pan Am International Flight Academy Announces New Chief of Flight Standards

steve clements.jpg Pan Am International Flight Academy and parent company ANA Holdings (collectively “Pan Am”) have announced a key addition to their training operations and quality assurance team. Steven Clements has been named Chief of Flight Standards effective immediately.

Clements has been in the aviation industry for over 38 years with an extensive degree of experience including: Vice President of Flight Operations at Cayman Airways; a Founding Director of Virgin America; Director of training and fleet manager at AirTran Airways; and Director of Fleet Management, Chief Pilot, Director of Operations, and Captain in the B747-400 with National Airlines.

“We’re pleased to welcome Steve into the Pan Am ranks,” states Gary Anderson, Pan Am International Flight Academy’s Chief Operations Officer. “He is a highly qualified leader and Operations Manager and we look forward to his direction and management contributions.”

Mr. Clements will provide managerial oversight of training activities at all Pan Am training facilities including; program and instructor standardization, training delivery, training documentation, and validity of courseware, and ensure regulatory compliance. He is also responsible for the timely and accurate performance of the Student and Instructor Records Departments, as well as the TSA/SEVIS Departments. He will serve at the world headquarters in Miami.

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Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.