Captain Albert Glenn - WMU Advisory Board Member, retires from FedEX
Celebrating the Retirement of Captain Albert Glenn 
FedEx Express B777 Captain Albert Glenn previously served as Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP).
Captain Glenn’s career at FedEx spans over 44 years. He has held numerous management positions at FedEx, including Managing Director of Global Flight Operations, Flight Operations Duty Officer and System Chief Pilot. He has over 15,000 flight hours and has been qualified in the B777, MD11, DC10 and B727 aircraft. His long career with FedEx includes work in customer service, the global operation control center, and pilot hiring. He began his flying career as an instrument and multi-engine flight instructor and Part 135-charter pilot. He also worked in aircraft sales.
Captain Glenn has also served as Associate Vice President for the Academy of Model Aeronautics, the leading non-profit organization for model aircraft aviation. He is also on the College of Aviation Advisory Board at Western Michigan University. Additionally, he was the 2007-2011 USA F3A Aerobatic team manager.
As a member of the Tuskegee Airmen and advisor to OBAP, Captain Glenn works with the following Project Aerospace youth-based initiatives to support their aviation programs; ACE Academy, Luke Weathers Solo and Flight Academy, Aerospace Professionals in Schools, Wooddale High School in Memphis, TN and B.C. Rain High School in Mobile, AL.
Captain Glenn‘s wife, Janice, is a HR Representative for FedEx. He has three sons; one is a MD11 Captain at FedEx. Another works with Amnesty International. His youngest son flies UAVs and was previously named the FAI F3A National Champion, the first African American to earn this achievement.
Captain Glenn has set deep roots in the Memphis community since moving there in 1972. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of Memphis and is a member of Grace United Methodist Church. He has devoted most of his life to mentoring and training youngsters who have the desire to be part of the future of the aerospace industry.
By Jason Douglas
February 22, 2018
FedEx 777 Captain Albert Glenn was born “with an airplane in his hand”. At least that’s how his family describes his love of aviation, which started very early in life.
Captain Glenn’s family provided the support he needed to pursue his dream of being a pilot, and Glenn later provided this same support to his son Anthony, also a FedEx pilot and 14-year team member.
In November 2018, Captain Glenn’s 44-year FedEx career will end. He sat down with Anthony to discuss his career, their first FedEx flight together, the struggle for minorities in aviation, and the legacy he will leave behind.