Company

John Galdieri, a US Naval Academy Graduate, founded Trident Aircraft in 2006.Trident Aircraft was created based on John’s desire to make aircraft rental and instruction affordable to Midshipmen from the Naval Academy and local pilots. The company started with John, several students and a single aircraft. As his student load began expanding rapidly, John purchased additional aircraft and rented a closet-size office at Bay Bridge Airport to accommodate this growth.

He soon began hiring additional instructors and support staff , and by 2008, Trident had a fleet of 10 Aircraft, 8 Full Time Employees, and was the most active flight school in Maryland.

In 2009, Trident expanded further with the creation of the Trident Aircraft Leasing Division, with Northrop Grumman Corporation as its launch customer. Trident’s Flight School continued to grow with the addition of a new training center to support US Navy Flight Training, in Gulf Shores, Alabama. By 2012, Trident added corporate jets and a charter service to its business plan and had outgrown its facilities at Bay Bridge Airport in Queen Anne’s County.

Now based at Easton Airport, Trident leases 24,000 square feet of Office and Hangar Space, with a fleet of 25 aircraft ranging from Cessna to Cirrus and even a T-34B Mentor, a prior Navy training aircraft. The company has further expanded its operations to include aircraft maintenance, and a turnkey management program for owners of a diverse fleet of aircraft. Trident’s growth has not slowed down at Easton, and in 2014 Trident was responsible for $500,000 in fuel sales at the Airport. Trident also plans to bring additional Turboprop and Jet aircraft to Easton in the next year.

The Trident business plan has not changed as the Company grows. Trident Aircraft continues to provide reasonably priced and well-maintained training aircraft to our clients, and we take pride in our professionally managed and flown fleet of Turboprop and Jet Aircraft.

The highlight and core of Trident’s continued success is its People – an incredibly energetic group of 31 full time employees, including 20 pilots and 5 aircraft technicians and 6 administrative staff. The Trident staff provides the full spectrum of professional air service from training for a Private Pilot’s License, earning an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Rating, managing a company aircraft fleet, or providing pilot services. Whatever the Aviation need is, whether training, transportation, or maintenance – Trident can provide a solution.

John Galdieri

President

Meet The Trident Aircraft Team

Maryland – Easton Airport (ESN)

John Galdieri

President

David Midyett

Chief Pilot

Steven Kovarik

Praetor 600 First Officer

Kimble Hanna

Challenger 300 Captain

John Farrington

Challenger 300 - Captain

Frank Fluharty

Lear 60XR Captain

Mike Hydes

Lear 60XR Captain

Gage Fuller

Lear 60XR First Officer

David Rochez

Captain, Gulfstream N807BC

jason schulte

Director of Maintenance, Gulfstream N807BC

Jeremy Meehan

Honda Jet Captain - N420XE

Alexander Kosten

PC 24 First Officer

Paolo Bertin

Lear 75 Captain

Andy Atwood

Lear 75 First Officer

CP Wilson

Challenger 350 Captain
Jason Flood Trident Aircraft

Jason flood

Challenger 300 First Officer

Russell Talley

Challenger 350 Captain

Don Geda

Falcon 900 Captain

Stephane Cottrell

Lear 60XR Captain

Darren Reid

Gulfstream G150 Captain

Mitch barker

Gulfstream G150 Captain

Garret Turco

Gulfstream G150 First Officer

Cliff Nichols

Embraer Legacy Captain

Noah Beauchamp

Citation CJ4 First Officer

Paul Summerville

Citation Bravo Captain

Jim Buck

Citation Bravo Captain

Mussie Mehreteab

Citation Bravo First Officer

Terri Connolly

Lead Line Service Tech. MTN

FBO – Easton

Matt Doeler

FBO

Andrew Tetteh

FBO

Michael Burns

FBO

Administration & Maintenance Team

Tad Woodward

Chief Financial Officer

Melody Melvin

HR Director

Debbie Kerins

Accounting Manager
Kari Grimplin

Kari Grimplin

Flight School Accounting

Carrie Wilcox

Accounting Assistant - Easton

Nicole Midyett

Flight Scheduler

Chelsea hazelrigg

Flight Scheduler

Ciara Fly

Flight Scheduler

David Ordway

Flight Scheduler

Aja Morgan

Flight Scheduler

Brandon taylor

Director of Maintenance
Trident Aircraft Director of Maintenance

Andrew Willingham

Director of Maintenance N884BN

Rick Myers

Airframe & Power Plant

Gary Bozowski

Maintenance

Terri Connolly

Lead Line Service Tech. MTN

Steven Nawrocki

A&P

Mark Porches

A&P

Lisa Beard

Accounting Admin

Chrissy McCall

Accounting Admin