Jack Wittman joined Air Transport World as Managing Editor in 2018.
He began his career as a journalist in the US Army, where he attended the Defense Information School. He later worked as a reporter and editor for daily newspapers in upstate New York before joining the Gannett Government Media Corp. in Virginia. At GGMC he served for 20 years as an editor for several publications, including Air Force Times, Marine Corps Times, Armed Forces Journal, C4ISR Journal and Training & Simulation Journal. Before joining ATW he worked as the associate editor of AIAA’s Aerospace America magazine.
Air Canada reported a 9.4% year-over-year drop in third-quarter net income as the absence of its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft took a toll on peak summer operations.
With its integration of Virgin America largely complete, Alaska Airlines is shifting into growth mode, targeting its Pacific Northwest stronghold and now larger California presence as priorities.