Local veteran pilot takes top role at CAL
(CNS): Cayman Airways Limited has promoted Senior Boeing 737-8 Cayman Airways Captain Sean Bent as the airline’s chief pilot following a competitive selection process. Captain Bent starts his new role today, 1 November, which includes responsibility for both the mainline operations and Cayman Airways Express.
Bent has been with the national flag carrier for almost two decades and has been a captain on the B-737 fleet since 2005. Born in George Town, he attended the Cayman Islands High School before attending flight school at Bolivar Aviation in 1989. After getting his commercial pilot licence and various other ratings, he joined Cayman Airways as a first officer on the Boeing 737 fleet and has proceeded steadily through the ranks.
Cayman Airways President and CEO Fabian Whorms said that Bent is a very senior captain who is taking over a level of authority and responsibility in the company that can only be assigned to the most competent of pilots, especially in terms of their administrative and managerial capabilities.
“I am therefore looking forward to the energy that he will bring to our senior management team as a fresh incumbent,” he said. “This is an appointment which is indicative of the heights that can be attained as an aviator at our national airline through hard work, diligence and dedication.”
Captain Bent said he was honoured to have been selected for the position and would do his very best to maintain the high standards that CAL flight operations are well known for.
“I would also like to thank the leadership at Cayman Airways for the confidence that has been placed in me as I take on this new level of responsibility at our national airline,” he said. “There is nothing in life that I love more than being a pilot for Cayman Airways, and my appointment to the position of Chief Pilot is both rewarding and fulfilling.
“I am also proud to be an example to aspiring and seasoned Caymanian aviation professionals, bearing the message that if you work and study hard and also apply yourself professionally at all times, an aviation career at Cayman Airways will take you to great heights,” Bent added.
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Congrats Mr. Bent! Awesome news.
Congrats Capt Bent.
Prior to flying planes he had a fierce left foot on the football pitch for CNB in the early 90’s.
Sean is another example of the quality of education we received from Cayman’s PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL in the 80’s and 90’s. Musicians, poets, artists, lawyers, accountants, doctors, business leaders, entrepreneurs, I could go on. What has happened to public schooling in this country is criminal and truly sad.
What has also happened to parenting is also criminal. On our day Captain Bent and our age group had parents who cared, neighbours who cared, a whole small community who cared. Our parents didn’t stick us in front of a teewee and let the teewee raise us.
i am in the same era as Sean.i am very proud of him. yes its because of the way were raised, why we are what we are today.
Unfortunately cayman has changed over the years. In the 80s and 90s we had teachers that really cared, politicians that generally wanted the best for the country and its people, businesses that cared, cost of living was bearable and manageable, less crime, everyone knew everyone. Now teachers are on the payroll but is on a 9 year vacation, politicians only looking out for self and a select group, businesses now wants blood and your first child plus destroying the fabric of family in the process, you need 3 jobs just to keep the lights on and gas in the car and instead of helping someone in need, we pull out our phones first and start videoing. A couple more years in the future, cayman will be different with a high number of children graduating from high schools with no job, nothing to do and nowhere to go.
Think the lack of parental guidance and help is mostly to blame for the schooling problems.
Back then we had highly qualified British and Caymanian teachers who were more than teachers. They were also our friends, our confidantes, our supervisors, our drivers. They were whomever we needed at any particular time and occasion.
Remember Mr. Ross, Mr.. Saunders, Mr. Boldeau, Mr. & Mrs.. Sigsworfh, Mr. Marlowe, Mrs Bryan (from Breezy Castle) Mr. Francis, Ms. Suckoo, Ms. McLaughlin, Ms. Lookloy and many more. We had great Sports Days and great School Fairs sponsored by the PTAs at John Gray and Clifton Hunter. precious memories,
Yes we were blessed by a total support network all around us 24/7 all good people who actually cared.
Its so good to see the successful Caymanians that have come from that little community in George Town known as Breezy Castle, just to name a few and in no particular order:
Shari Mcfield- Howell – Attorney and Law Firm Partner
Sean Bent – Chief Pilot/Captain
Erika Simmonds – Doctor
Stephanie Suckoo – Attorney and Law firm Partner
Nasaria Suckoo-Chollette – Artist/Author/Teacher
Alva Suckoo – Politician
Peter Shaw – Entrepreneur
Joyce Shaw-Macey – Banking Executive
Chris Suckoo – COO
Mitchell Rankin – Entrepreneur
Kim Samuels – Entrepreneur
Lois Kellyman – Senior HR Specialist
Mellony Bryan-Waugh – Head of Youth Services
Norma McField – Media Director
Marlon Bodden – Deputy Director CBC
Sidney Shaw – Entrepreneur
Gary Rankin – Entrepreneur
Kenny Rankin – Entrepreneur
Sean Evans – Architect/Senior Manager
Roderick Evans – Law enforcement/Fitness expert
Positive and wonderful people who contribute much to our community. Well done to them all and to their parents who ensured they were always on the right path.
Breezy Castle all the way. Beans and salt beef, fish rundown, cornmeal porridge, and mangoes galore!, we ought to have a “real get together soon”!,,
Hmm 8:06, a few lame ones in there that I don’t want to name but I suspect we all know them. You can do the same sort of exercise for any part of the island; it will have winners and losers.
Congrats Sean
Breezy Castle has produced some real down home success stories.
Congrats Sean!! Happy for you.
congrats sean! from lil cay days you were a good pilot!