Jesus Gallegos Zarate
Captain at GoJet Airlines
Guidance from Alum
"Patience is a virtue, in this type of career, there are ups and downs (literally and figuratively), it might seem like a dread gaining hour requirements or waiting for a checkride date however time will pass. And when it does pass, it’ll go by in a flash. It feels like just yesterday I was doing my first solo cross country flight as a Student Pilot, but today I find myself walking down a jet bridge about to board a jet with my crew as a Captain of a commercial airliner. Enjoy every moment of your training at CAU, as sometimes you will miss it."
Success Journey
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Aug '18 Enrolled at CAU
Hired as Check Instructor at CAU.
Hired as Ground Instructor at CAU.
Hired as Assistant Chief Flight Instructor at CAU.
Graduated from CAU
Hired as First Officer at GoJet Airlines
Upgraded to Captain at GoJet Airlines
Accolades
Gold Seal Flight Instructor
Certifications & Ratings Earned
Student Pilot Certificate
Commercial Pilot Certificate
Read Story
First Generation Student to Captain: How one CAU Alumni is Inspiring the Next Generation of Aviators
At six years old, Jesus Gallegos had the opportunity to sit in the captain’s seat of a Boeing 737 while travelling from Ontario, California to Mexico City with his family....
Steps to Success
As soon as I obtained all my required ratings and hour experience requirements, I reached out to recruiting teams for various regional airlines, I was fortunate enough to find a recruiter that worked closely with CAU at my current company, GoJet. I commenced my career as a First Officer and after meeting the necessary hour requirements as well as passed all the required training and examinations, I became a Captain with the same company.
Future Goals
My future hope is to eventually work with one of the “big four” airlines. With my company I am currently in a flow program that will transition me to working for a major mainline company here in the U.S., and should hopefully make that transition in about two years time.
Memberships & Affiliations
CAU Flight Team
Latina Pilots Association