Ricardo A. Cartagena

Ricardo A. Cartagena is an experienced aviation professional with a background in military and civilian flight operations. Currently serving as a Honda Jet Pilot at Jet It since March 2022, Ricardo previously held the position of UH-60M/L Maintenance Test Pilot in the 10th Mountain Division of the United States Army from August 2020 to March 2022, where responsibilities included conducting maintenance test flight checks and executing VIP missions in New York. Prior to that, from March 2014 to August 2020, Ricardo was a Fully Mission Qualified MH-60M Maintenance Test Pilot in the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), involved in complex aviation missions for Special Forces and other elite military units. Additionally, from November 2011 to March 2014, Ricardo served as a Counter Drug Helicopter Pilot in the Puerto Rico Army National Guard, supporting U.S. government drug interdiction efforts. Ricardo holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and Corrections from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico - Metropolitan Campus.