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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
Gone is the famous deer-head logo at Jet Aviation, which is taking the opportunity of its 50th anniversary to reconstitute itself for the years ahead. “We will celebrate the past while focusing on the future,” says Group CEO Rob Smith.
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By John Morris
Carl Hirschmann observed that clients from the Middle East tended to travel with a large number of family members, friends and staff. He believed that they would begin to buy larger aircraft. And he saw a future in converting airliners, by adding custom VIP cabins.
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By John Morris
Want early delivery of a next-generation Boeing or Airbus business jet? Then look no further than Comlux Group, the Swiss-based VIP aircraft management, operating and charter company that also has a U.S. completions and maintenance center in Indianapolis.
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