Our People

David A. O'Donnell, President

Is Sapphire Aviation, Inc.'s guiding force. He is an Airline Transport Pilot with over 14 years as a professional pilot. In his over 10,000 hours, he has flown as a flight instructor, for the commuter airlines, as a charter pilot with over 1500 flights to Great Harbour Cay alone, and now also flies for a major airline.

Dana W. O'Donnell, Vice President

Airline Transport Pilot with several thousand hours in a variety of airplane types. She has extensive experience flying the Carribean, Central and South America flying DC 6's, and is most recently doing some Great Harbour Cay flying.

Peter H. Banfield, Director of Operations

Comes to us most recently from FlightSafety International, where he was the Center Manager of their Flight Academy for 15 years. He has also run a large west coast charter department and was a carrier qualified pilot in the Royal Navy. He is also a property owner on Great Harbour Cay.

Hector Marrero, Director of Maintenance

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Bill Aaronson, Office Manager

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Emmett Sears

Emmett is a retired Eastern Airlines customer service rep. He was involved in all aspects of Eastern Airlines ground operations in Detroit and Miami. After Eastern, Emmett managed a bank branch for Washington Mutual Bank.

Damian Brown

Damian joined us after finishing an enlistment in the U.S. Airforce, where he served as an Air Transportation Specialist. Prior to joining the Airforce he worked as an aircraft dispatcher for Delaware State University while finishing a degree program in Aircraft Systems and Airport Management.