Mass. pilot retires after 35 years with American Airlines, receives heartfelt farewell @WCVB
Mass. pilot retires after 35 years with American Airlines, receives heartfelt farewell @WCVB
Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Rob Carter, a Dover, New Hampshire resident who grew up in Ipswich, retired last week after more than 35 years as a pilot with American Airlines, marking the end of a career that began with flying gliders at the age of 14.

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