John was editor of Aviation Week's ShowNews for nearly two decades. He retired in 2020. His background in business journalism before joining Aviation Week includes stints at Reuters, the American Banker daily banking newspaper and as business news editor at the Milwaukee Journal and the Cincinnati Enquirer.
A lifelong aviation enthusiast, John has been a private pilot for 34 years and won an award at EAA Oshkosh for his restoration of a vintage British Auster army spotter aircraft. He is currently building a 1920s Staaken Flitzer biplane from plans. John attended his first Farnborough Air Show in 1952, when just eight months old.
MedAire founder Joan Sullivan Garrett has won the NBAA 2017 Meritorious Service Award for turning into a reality her vision to help people needing remote medical care.
With Honeywell’s HTF7700L turbofan newly certified for the Cessna Longitude, the engine family powers almost all super-midsize jets on the market today.
