John Morris

Hartford, CT

Summary

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.

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Articles

By John Morris
A new moving map unveiled here for business aviation could turn a taken-for-granted cabin utility into hours of entertainment.
NBAA

By John Morris
As older business jets go down in value, the cost of maintaining them does not. Now a new engine MRO plan is bringing benefits of old age.
NBAA

By John Morris
Japan has set ambitious targets to double foreign visitors to 40 million a year by the 2020 Olympics, and business aviation will play a role.
NBAA