Marcus T. Calloway

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ATP-certified First Officer with 6 years and 4,800+ total flight hours across regional turboprop and jet operations in the Eastern US corridor. Specializes in CRM-driven crew coordination and adverse-weather decision-making, maintaining a zero-incident record across 3,200 revenue flights. Holds type ratings on the Bombardier CRJ-700 and ATR 72-600 with current 121-carrier experience.

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First OfficerMar 2021 - Present

Piedmont Skyways Regional Airlines, Charlotte, NC

Operate CRJ-700 aircraft on 14-city Eastern US network, logging 900+ block hours annually and maintaining 99.3% on-time departure rate across 1,100 assigned segments.
Applied advanced ATIS and Pilot Weather Reports to reroute 17 flights during Tropical Storm Elsa corridor closures, preventing estimated $340,000 in diversion costs and keeping 1,400 passengers on schedule.
Mentored 3 newly qualified First Officers through IOE syllabus, reducing average line-check completion time by 11 days compared to prior cohort baseline.

First OfficerAug 2018 - Feb 2021

Blue Ridge Air Commuter, Roanoke, VA

Flew ATR 72-600 turboprop on 9-state Part 121 commuter routes, accumulating 2,100 block hours and earning a letter of commendation for crew resource management during dual-hydraulic anomaly over Appalachian terrain.
Contributed to ASAP safety reporting program, submitting 6 accepted reports that led to 2 revised SOPs adopted fleet-wide across 22 aircraft.
Achieved 98.7% dispatch reliability on assigned turns by completing pre-flight inspections 12 minutes faster than average through optimized checklist sequencing.

Flight InstructorJan 2017 - Jul 2018

Shenandoah Valley Flight Academy, Staunton, VA

Delivered primary through instrument and multi-engine instruction to 34 student pilots, with 29 passing checkrides on first attempt — a 85% first-attempt pass rate versus 71% national average.
Logged 700 dual-given hours while building personal multi-engine PIC time required for Part 121 minimums, completing ATP-CTP course with a 94% written exam score.
Designed a 6-module crosswind landing curriculum adopted by the academy for all instrument students, cutting go-around rates during student solos by 22%.

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