AeroFlite Aerial Firefighting
Will Schoentrup currently serves as the PC-12 Program Manager at AeroFlite Aerial Firefighting since March 2022. With extensive experience in aviation, Schoentrup has over 2,000 flight hours as a Corporate Commercial Pilot and has held captain positions at Seattle Aircraft Charter and San Juan Airlines. In addition to aviation, Schoentrup has a strong IT background, having worked as an IT Consultant for The Technology Shop, LLC since 2005, and held executive positions as Vice President of Information Technology at PCC Community Markets and Sur La Table. Furthermore, Schoentrup served as Deputy Chief Technology Officer for the City of Seattle, leading significant organizational changes in the IT department. Education was completed at the University of Washington with a BA in Political Science.
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AeroFlite Aerial Firefighting
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Aero-Flite is one of the most experienced aerial firefighting companies in the US, delivering an extensive range of next-generation fire control aircraft and services to a variety of national customers. We continually strive to maintain our family values, core operating principals, and quality of service to our land management partners. Our dedication to service excellence makes us an industry leader. We have over 60 years of fire management experience in aerial forest fire fighting, employing more than 170 skilled individuals with a fleet of over a dozen aircraft. Aero-Flite has grown from flying converted military planes to operating modern, purpose-built and engineered firefighting aircraft. Our RJ85s land based tankers have proven to be an efficient, fast, and reliable retardant delivery aircraft. Our CL-415s are capable of reloading from many water sources, delivering a large volume of water in a short period of time. And our new Dash 8-400AT airtankers are the most modern in the world, capable of delivering 2,642 gallons of retardant in one drop out of bases with 5,000' runways, located closer to where fires occur. These specialty aircraft were chosen specifically for their firefighting capability in support of wildland fire management and ground fire-fighters. OUR VISION We are guided by the following principals: • Safety – refining our practices, supporting each other • Service – exceeding customer expectations • Integrity – committing to transparency and accountability • Innovation – striving to improve safety, service and value Individually and collectively we are accountable for our performance, the delivery of our commitments, and the results delivered to our customers.