John Nassour

John Nassour is an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) based in Laurel and Ellisville, Mississippi, who operates under the Terminal designation. Holding airline transport pilot, commercial pilot, instrument, and flight instructor certificates, Nassour is authorized for airplane single-engine land and multi-engine land aircraft categories. Certified as a Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) by the National Business Aviation Association, he serves as Chief Pilot in Ellisville and has a diverse history in the aviation community as a builder of amateur aircraft, a certified Rotax maintenance technician, and the former operator of Nassour Aviation, Inc. in Vicksburg. He was a key plaintiff in the 1999 legal action that prevented the closure of the Vicksburg Municipal Airport and was the pilot in two notable flying incidents—a 2009 takeoff incident in an AMD CH 601XL and a 2014 rooftop landing in a Kitfox II during tailwheel instruction—both of which resulted in no injuries. Before focusing fully on aviation, Nassour attended Hinds Community College, worked as an IT network administrator for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and owned the internet service provider Canufly.net, Inc.