IBM Flight Department Founder Charles ‘Chuck’ McKinnon Dies at 101

William Garvey Jessica A. Salerno Molly McMillin April 27, 2017

Charles “Chuck” McKinnon, founder and retired manager of IBM’s flight department, died March 30 in Trussville, Alabama. He was 101. During World War II he flew for United Airlines, which had won an Army Air Corps contract to transport supplies and troops. In 1954 he flew IBM’s first business...

William Garvey

Bill was Editor-in-Chief of Business & Commercial Aviation from 2000 to 2020. During his stewardship, the monthly magazine received scores of awards for editorial excellence.

Jessica A. Salerno

Jessica is Executive Editor of Business & Commercial Aviation magazine. She started as Editor of ShowNews Online, Aviation Week's on-site trade show daily published at the Paris Air Show, NBAA Annual Convention, Singapore Air Show and at other significant aerospace gatherings.

Molly McMillin

Molly McMillin, a 25-year aviation journalist, is managing editor of business aviation for the Aviation Week Network and editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, an Aviation Week market intelligence report.

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