It is uncommon to find two brothers working for the same airline, let alone identical twins.
However, in the case of Alex and Alan, they achieved their childhood dream after the latter was hired by Alaska Airlines as First Officer.
According to the airline's official site, Alan had just completed simulator training in San Fransisco while his brother, Alex was based in Los Angeles.
According to the duo, their love for aviation emerged from an early age, stemming from their mother's desire to support their passion.
"I remember when my mother bought us a Microsoft Flight Simulator to help support our passion. After I started playing with the program, that was it. I knew I wanted to do that [fly] for a job,” Alan noted.
Alan's choice of Alaska Airlines was brought about by the company culture and the desire to work alongside his twin brother.
"When I was working as a fueler, Alaska employees – whether it was pilots or people working across the operation – were always the nicest people who reached out to encourage me," he reiterated.
His brother Alex, on the other hand, noted that working at the airlines has developed into a family, with his colleagues standing by his side throughout his entire tenure.
First officer, Alex affirmed that their goal remains to upgrade to the captaincy level and share the same flight deck with his brother.
“We’ve never flown together professionally because we’ve always been on different aircraft. The goal is to have one of us upgrade to captain and be operating the same aircraft so we can fly together," Alex noted.
The duo, who moved to California from Kenya at the age of 13, noted that their dream is to one day fly together with their mother as a form of appreciation.
"We have to get her on one of our flights," Alex pointed out.
