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Stephen Abraham | |
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File:Kennedy-steve.jpgKennedy Steve in 2010 at the John F. Kennedy International Airport Control Tower | |
Born | 1962 |
Other names | Kennedy Steve |
Citizenship | United States of America |
Years active | 1990 - Present |
Known for | His "casual" ATC conversations |
Awards | Dale Wright Award |
Stephen Abraham (born 1962) mostly referred to as Kennedy Steve, is an Air traffic controller at John F. Kennedy International Airport, known for his more "casual" ATC conversations with pilots. He's most famous for his conversation with a Lufthansa pilot that asked if he could climb out of the plane to close rear acces panel.
Career & Education
Stephen Abraham went to the Private Horace Mann School and later to the class of 1983 at the Ohio Wesleyan University. School he became a institutional fixed-income salesman at Wall street, he hated the job and quit the job, thinking of becoming a pilot. However he felt like he was too old to try, so he took the rigorous test for the job of an Air Traffic Controller. After he was hired was he send to Oklahoma City for training. After his training he started in 1990 at Teterboro Airport, New Jersey and worked there 4 years after which he started working in 1994 at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, were he works up to this day.
Awards
In 2017 Stephen Abraham won the Dale Wright Award from the NACA for distinguished professionalism and exceptional career service to the NACA and National Air Space System.
References
- Captain Joe, CAPTAIN JOE meets KENNEDY STEVE - The interview!, retrieved 2018-12-27
- Captain Joe, CAPTAIN JOE meets KENNEDY STEVE - The interview!, retrieved 2018-12-27
- Captain Joe, CAPTAIN JOE meets KENNEDY STEVE - The interview!, retrieved 2018-12-27
- "Stephen Abraham". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- Abraham, Stephen (2010-03-20). "An Air Traffic Controller Thrives on Stress". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- Captain Joe, CAPTAIN JOE meets KENNEDY STEVE - The interview!, retrieved 2018-12-27
- NATCA, CFS 2017: Dale Wright Award Presentation to Steve Abraham (JFK), retrieved 2018-12-27