My Home Base – Sydney Balas, Jet Linx National Operations Center
In each edition of My Home Base, we feature a member of the Jet Linx team from across the country and showcase what they feel makes their Jet Linx location and their city special. In this edition, meet Sydney Balas, Jet Linx Flight Planning Specialist.

Favorite part of your job: Getting to work with such a great team.
Describe the Jet Linx team or experience in one word: Determined.
Favorite thing about Omaha: I currently work remote, but my favorite thing in Omaha is the Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge.
Little known fact about yourself, or favorite hobby: I am a full-time student at Purdue University.
What someone might find surprising about your job: The amount of steps that are required to provide an accurate weather prediction for a trip location!
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