Aaron Karp has covered aviation since 1999. Based in Washington, D.C. he is an Aviation Week Network contributing editor, focusing on airline network development, airports, air cargo and sustainability. His writing has appeared in a wide range of aviation publications covering topics including airlines, aviation public policy, vertical flight, business aviation and future technology. Karp previously served as managing editor of Air Cargo World magazine and editor-in-chief of Aviation Daily. He began his journalism career in the mid-1990s working for syndicated columnist Jack Anderson.
ACI World has named Justin Erbacci, ex-head of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), as its next director general and CEO, succeeding Luis Felipe de Oliveira.
American Airlines says it expects to carry 72 million passengers May 17–Sept. 3, noting it will offer more seats this summer than any summer in its history.
Reno-Tahoe International Airport has agreed a public-private partnership to build a new $299 million ground transportation center to house rental car companies.