Who is the Real Force behind Westair? In the next few months those who make FlyWestair possible will be introduced to you, one by one. You will meet our pilots, our ground-crew, those who work behind the scenes in finance and operations, in maintenance, as trainees and strategists, deal-makers and groundbreakers. Meet the first of many faces behind Westair.
Wepner Mulder - Flight Operations Manager
Martha Joshua Check-in Management
Career growth offers new opportunities and new challenges. For a pilot it means never stagnating, always seeking to explore new horizons. Wepner Mulder followed the trajectory of prop-planes to ever bigger aircraft until he was piloting jets in Angola and caught the attention of Westair’s management, who at that time was looking for experienced pilots for the Embraer Jet, Tatekulu. The evolution of the company was an attractive proposition and made him settle his family permanently in Namibia. “There’s no place I’d rather be,” he says. Three years on and Wepner’s role has evolved into not only managing aircraft and pilots but also helping train the next generation of jet pilots to support the company’s growth.
“Do your work for the Lord, not for the company, then you will always be diligent.” This is the guiding philosophy of Martha Joshua, who has worked at Westair since 2016, starting out as a student at Signa before becoming the Girl Friday in the office. She now works at FlyWestair’s check-in desk. Working with passengers can be difficult, she says, especially as paying for something raises certain expectations. And yet she enjoys meeting the faces behind the names on the passenger list, meeting the people she has spoken to over the phone. The best part of her work, though, is being part of the company’s growth.
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