◷ COMMERCIAL PILOT RESUME — 2026

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◷ SUMMARY STARTERS

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KCAA-licensed Commercial Pilot with X total flight hours, Y PIC. Type rated on [Boeing 737NG / Embraer 190 / DH-8]. Class 1 medical current.

Senior First Officer / Captain with X years on [aircraft type]. Strong on CRM, threat-and-error management, and SOP discipline.

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01Accumulated 6,800 total flight hours (4,200 PIC) across Boeing 737-800 and Embraer 190 — short-haul + medium-haul intra-African operations.
02Type-rated on B737NG and ERJ-190; current line check 'satisfactory with commendation' at last 6-monthly OPC.
03Captain on 1,400 sectors across Nairobi → Mombasa, Kigali, Entebbe, Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Dubai.
04Zero ASR (Air Safety Reports) attributable to flight crew across 24-month period.
05Completed CRM and TEM (Threat and Error Management) recurrent training; instructor for new-hire CRM module for 2 cohorts.
06Maintained 100% currency on KCAA Class 1 medical, LPC, OPC, and dangerous goods recurrent training across 36 months.
07Lead pilot representative on a fuel-efficiency initiative — achieved a 3.4% fuel-burn reduction on the B737 narrow-body fleet over 12 months.
08Active member of the Kenya Air Line Pilots Association (KALPA); served on the technical committee for 18 months.

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KCAA CPL/ATPL B737NG Type Rating Embraer ERJ-190 Type Rating ICAO English Level 6 CRM + TEM Class 1 Medical Current ETOPS Qualified EFB (Boeing Onboard Performance Tool) Jeppesen FliteDeck Safety Management Systems

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